Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick (1771 - 1815) (after Johann Carl Wilhelm Zahn)
Henry Hoppner Meyer (London 1782 – London 1847)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
5 Nov 1815
Materials
paper
Measurements
405 x 290 mm
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286175
Summary
Print, mezzotint, Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick (1771 - 1815) (after Johann Carl Wilhelm Zahn) by Henry Hoppner Meyer (London 1782 – London 1847). Bust portrait of the Duke of Brunswick. By Meyer after a painting by Zahn. He wears military uniform and a plumed helmet. Landscape behind. Inscription reads, 'This portrait of his most Serene Highness Frederick, Duke of Brunswick, Prince of Wess (Hess?), who fell at Quatre Bras, June 16th 1815 is by permission humbly and respectfully dedicated to his illustriuos relative the Princess Charlotte, by one long in service and confidence of his late Serene Highness'. Published Nov. 5th 1817, London. Wide margin.
Marks and inscriptions
This portrait of his most Serene Highness Frederick, Duke of Brunswick, Prince of Wess (Hess?), who fell at Quatre Bras, June 16th 1815 is by permission humbly and respectfully dedicated to his illustriuos relative the Princess Charlotte, by one long in service and confidence of his late Serene Highness.
Makers and roles
Henry Hoppner Meyer (London 1782 – London 1847), artist after Johann Carl Wilhelm Zahn (1800 - 1871), artist