Portrait of George Augustus Frederick FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster
Date
1833
Sitter
George Augustus Frederick FitzClarence, 1st Earl of Munster (1794 - 1842, British) , Army officer
Creator
W H Cook (British) , Engraver
After
James Atkinson (1780 - 1852, British) , Draftsman
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Dimensions
height (print): 241mm
width (print): 160mm
width (print): 160mm
Description
Half length portrait of FitzClarence in military dress uniform with ermine peerage robe worn over the right shoulder.
Inscribed: “Painted by Jas. Atkinson, Esq. Engraved by W.H.Cook. THE RT. HONBLE. GEORGE FITZ-CLARENCE, EARL OF MUNSTER, &c., &c. FISHER, SON, &Co. LONDON, 1833.” In pencil.
The Earl of Munster was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1820.
Inscribed: “Painted by Jas. Atkinson, Esq. Engraved by W.H.Cook. THE RT. HONBLE. GEORGE FITZ-CLARENCE, EARL OF MUNSTER, &c., &c. FISHER, SON, &Co. LONDON, 1833.” In pencil.
The Earl of Munster was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1820.
Object history
Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.49. J.P.Gassiot Collection, purchased 1878.
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