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C1808
His Royal Highness Edward Duke of Kent and Strathern, Earl of Dublin, Knight of the most noble order of the Garter and …
Scarce aquatint full length portrait of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn 1767-1820) the fourth son and fifth child of King George III. Prince Edward was created Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Earl of Dublin on 23 April … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
His Royal Highness Edward Duke of Kent and Strathern, Earl of Dublin, Knight of the most noble order of the Garter and …
Date:
C1808
Engraver:
W.Say
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Original aquatint
Image Size:
445mm
x 705mm
Paper Size:
546mm
x 778mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1808
Description:
Scarce aquatint full length portrait of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn 1767-1820) the fourth son and fifth child of King George III.
Prince Edward was created Duke of Kent and Strathearn and Earl of Dublin on 23 April 1799 and, a few weeks later, appointed a General and commander-in-chief of British forces in the Maritime Provinces of North America. On 23 March 1802, he was appointed Governor of Gibraltar and nominally retained that post until his death. The Duke of Kent was appointed Field-Marshal of the Forces on 3 September 1805.
Sir William Beechey (1753 - 1839)
English portraitist during the golden age of British painting. Beechey was admitted to the Royal Academy Schools in 1772, where he is thought to have studied under Johan Zoffany. He first exhibited at the Academy in 1776. His earliest surviving portraits are small-scale full-length and conversation pieces which are reminiscent of Zoffany. In 1782, he moved to Norwich, where he gained several commissions, including a portrait of Sir John Wodehouse and a series of civic portraits for St. Andrew's Hall, Norwich. By 1787, he had returned to London, and in 1789, he exhibited a celebrated portrait of John Douglas, Bishop of Carlisle (now in Lambeth Palace). Beechey's career during this period is marked by a succession of adept and restrained portraits in the tradition of Sir Joshua Reynolds. Beechey's style perfectly suited the conventional taste of the royal family, and in 1793, he was commissioned to paint a full-length portrait of Queen Charlotte and subsequently named as her official portrait painter. That same year, he was elected as an associate member of the Royal Academy. Following his royal appointment, the number of royal commissions he undertook increased markedly, and in 1797 he exhibited six royal portraits. In 1798, he was elected a full member of the Royal Academy[5] and painted George III and the Prince of Wales Reviewing Troops for that year's academy's exhibition. This enormous composition depicts King George III, the Prince of Wales and staff officers on horseback at an imagined cavalry review in Hyde Park. The king was reported to be delighted with the painting and rewarded Beechey with a knighthood. Royal patronage resumed in around 1813, when Beechey was appointed portrait painter to Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester, and culminated with his appointment in 1830 as principal portrait painter to King William IV. In 1836
