His Most Serene Highness John Adolphus Duke of Saxe-Gotha Brother to Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales c.1736-51
Mezzotint | 54.3 x 24.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 609763
Burford, Thomas, (1710-?1774)
His Most Serene Highness John Adolphus Duke of Saxe-Gotha Brother to Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales c.1736-51
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Mezzotint of Prince Johann Adolf of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. Half length with tied wig, lace tie, armour, and ermine mantle over left shoulder. Within an oval border with English inscription below. Cut down. First state before a later re-working of the sitter and inscription as Charles of Loraine. For the later state see RCIN 615823.
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Mezzotint
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54.3 x 24.7 cm (sheet of paper)
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JCS : British Mezzotinto Portraits / by John Chaloner Smith, London 1884 – JCS I, p.130 : 16