Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester, KG (1689–1700) (after Sir Godfrey Kneller)
Jacobus Houbraken (Dordrecht 1698 - Amsterdam 1780)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1745
Materials
Paper, Wood
Measurements
363 x 217 mm
Order this imageCollection
Dyrham, Gloucestershire
NT 452719
Summary
Print, line engraving, Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester, KG (1689–1700) (after Sir Godfrey Kneller) by Jacobus Houbraken (Dordrecht 1698 - Amsterdam 1780). Half-length in a cartouche, turned to the left, gazing at the spectator. Under cartouche is a weeping Britannia figure. "G Kneller pinxit / At Kensington Palace / Impensis J & P Knapton Londini / J Houbraken sculps. Amst. 1745."
Marks and inscriptions
Around the cartouche: WILLIAM DUKE OF / GLOUCESTER
Makers and roles
Jacobus Houbraken (Dordrecht 1698 - Amsterdam 1780), engraver (printmaker) after Sir Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 - London 1723), artist