King George I.
G. Kneller pinxit. J. Houbraken sculps. Amst. 1746.
At Kensington Palace. Impensis J. & P. Knapton, Londini.
Line engraving. Dated in the platemark, but a later impression. 394 x 245mm. Small tear centre-bottom, outside the platemark.
King George I (1660-1727), Reigned 1714-27. The great-grandson of James I; he became King in 1714 at the death of Queen Anne under the terms of the Act of Settlement which was designed to ensure a Protestant succession. His coronation was followed by the ill-prepared 1715 Jacobite Rising in Scotland. A distinguished soldier and Elector of Hanover from 1698, George I continued to spend much of his time at Hanover after his accession to the British throne. (The Elector was one of the princes who elected the German King who was then crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope).
[Ref: 12663] £65.00
At Kensington Palace. Impensis J. & P. Knapton, Londini.
Line engraving. Dated in the platemark, but a later impression. 394 x 245mm. Small tear centre-bottom, outside the platemark.
King George I (1660-1727), Reigned 1714-27. The great-grandson of James I; he became King in 1714 at the death of Queen Anne under the terms of the Act of Settlement which was designed to ensure a Protestant succession. His coronation was followed by the ill-prepared 1715 Jacobite Rising in Scotland. A distinguished soldier and Elector of Hanover from 1698, George I continued to spend much of his time at Hanover after his accession to the British throne. (The Elector was one of the princes who elected the German King who was then crowned Holy Roman Emperor by the Pope).
[Ref: 12663] £65.00