Henry, Duke of Gloucester - Original 1736 Engraving by George Vertue
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Original 1736 engraving with the portrait of Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester (1640-1660), youngest son of Charles I and brother of Charles II and James II. A prisoner of the parliamentarians and then an exile, he returned with the Restoration and died of smallpox a few months later, at twenty.
Original 1736 engraving with the portrait of Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester (1640-1660), youngest son of Charles I and brother of Charles II and James II. A prisoner of the parliamentarians and then an exile, he returned with the Restoration and died of smallpox a few months later, at twenty.
The lettering at the foot records those facts: Obijt 13 Sep. 1660, Aetat Suae 20. It was drawn and engraved by George Vertue (London, 1684-1756), engraver to the Society of Antiquaries and author of the manuscript notes that Horace Walpole would later turn into his Anecdotes of Painting in England. It is dated 1736 on the copper itself.
Medium: Copper engraving on laid paper.
Artist / after: George Vertue (London, 1684-1756), who both drew and engraved it.
Engraver: George Vertue (London, 1684-1756).
Date: 1736, dated on the print.
Dimensions: Plate mark 11.9 x 7.7 in (30.3 x 19.5 cm).
Condition: Marks of folds in the paper visible in the upper half and in the upper right corner, noticeable in the photograph. Otherwise sound, with slight toning.
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Original 1736 engraving with the portrait of Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester (1640-1660), youngest son of Charles I and brother of Charles II and James II. A prisoner of the parliamentarians and then an exile, he returned with the Restoration and died of smallpox a few months later, at twenty.