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A pair of hand-coloured engravings of the Prince and Princess of Wales, circa 1796
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A pair of hand-coloured engravings of the Prince and Princess of Wales, circa 1796
engraved by Joseph Collyer after John Russell, the portrait engravings surmounted by the coronet of the heir apparent, with inscriptions His Royal Highness / GEORGE PRINCE of WALES &c &c and HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES and the Princess Charlotte, the Princess of Wales example with an inscription including the date 1796, in giltwood frames
unframed: 28.5cm. high, 21cm. wide; 11 1/4in., 8 1/4in.
framed: 42.2cm. high, 35.8cm. wide; 1ft. 4 5/8in., 1ft. 2 1/16in.
Catalogue note
These engravings by Joseph Collyer (1748-1827) are based on paintings by John Russell (1745-1806), with the 1791 painting of George IV as Prince of Wales currently hanging in Buckingham Palace (RCIN 405414). The Royal Collection also holds several examples of engravings by Collyer after the paintings, such as RCIN 605334 and RCIN 605174, including a hand-coloured example of the Prince of Wales portrait (RCIN 605171).
engraved by Joseph Collyer after John Russell, the portrait engravings surmounted by the coronet of the heir apparent, with inscriptions His Royal Highness / GEORGE PRINCE of WALES &c &c and HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES and the Princess Charlotte, the Princess of Wales example with an inscription including the date 1796, in giltwood frames
unframed: 28.5cm. high, 21cm. wide; 11 1/4in., 8 1/4in.
framed: 42.2cm. high, 35.8cm. wide; 1ft. 4 5/8in., 1ft. 2 1/16in.
Catalogue note
These engravings by Joseph Collyer (1748-1827) are based on paintings by John Russell (1745-1806), with the 1791 painting of George IV as Prince of Wales currently hanging in Buckingham Palace (RCIN 405414). The Royal Collection also holds several examples of engravings by Collyer after the paintings, such as RCIN 605334 and RCIN 605174, including a hand-coloured example of the Prince of Wales portrait (RCIN 605171).
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A pair of hand-coloured engravings of the Prince and Princess of Wales, circa 1796
engraved by Joseph Collyer after John Russell, the portrait engravings surmounted by the coronet of the heir apparent, with inscriptions His Royal Highness / GEORGE PRINCE of WALES &c &c and HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES and the Princess Charlotte, the Princess of Wales example with an inscription including the date 1796, in giltwood frames
unframed: 28.5cm. high, 21cm. wide; 11 1/4in., 8 1/4in.
framed: 42.2cm. high, 35.8cm. wide; 1ft. 4 5/8in., 1ft. 2 1/16in.
Catalogue note
These engravings by Joseph Collyer (1748-1827) are based on paintings by John Russell (1745-1806), with the 1791 painting of George IV as Prince of Wales currently hanging in Buckingham Palace (RCIN 405414). The Royal Collection also holds several examples of engravings by Collyer after the paintings, such as RCIN 605334 and RCIN 605174, including a hand-coloured example of the Prince of Wales portrait (RCIN 605171).
engraved by Joseph Collyer after John Russell, the portrait engravings surmounted by the coronet of the heir apparent, with inscriptions His Royal Highness / GEORGE PRINCE of WALES &c &c and HER ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCESS OF WALES and the Princess Charlotte, the Princess of Wales example with an inscription including the date 1796, in giltwood frames
unframed: 28.5cm. high, 21cm. wide; 11 1/4in., 8 1/4in.
framed: 42.2cm. high, 35.8cm. wide; 1ft. 4 5/8in., 1ft. 2 1/16in.
Catalogue note
These engravings by Joseph Collyer (1748-1827) are based on paintings by John Russell (1745-1806), with the 1791 painting of George IV as Prince of Wales currently hanging in Buckingham Palace (RCIN 405414). The Royal Collection also holds several examples of engravings by Collyer after the paintings, such as RCIN 605334 and RCIN 605174, including a hand-coloured example of the Prince of Wales portrait (RCIN 605171).
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