![[William IV] His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence.](jpegs/60177.jpg)
[William IV] His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence.
Published 12th. May, 1794, by Laurie & Whittle, 53 Fleet Street London.
Scarce mezzotint with etching. 330 x 255mm (13 x 10"). Trimmed to plate at sides, tear taped.
Full length portrait of Prince William Henry (1765-1837, later William IV) as a naval officer, standing at the deck, guns and sword in hand. At 13 William joined the Navy as a midshipman and was present at the Battle of Cape St Vincent two years later. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1785, captain in 1786, and commanded a frigate and became vice-admiral in 1788. His active serve ended in 1790, the year after George III created him Duke of Clarence and St Andrews in 1789, and four years before this print was published.
Not in CS. Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 60177] £180.00
Scarce mezzotint with etching. 330 x 255mm (13 x 10"). Trimmed to plate at sides, tear taped.
Full length portrait of Prince William Henry (1765-1837, later William IV) as a naval officer, standing at the deck, guns and sword in hand. At 13 William joined the Navy as a midshipman and was present at the Battle of Cape St Vincent two years later. He was promoted to lieutenant in 1785, captain in 1786, and commanded a frigate and became vice-admiral in 1788. His active serve ended in 1790, the year after George III created him Duke of Clarence and St Andrews in 1789, and four years before this print was published.
Not in CS. Ex Collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd
[Ref: 60177] £180.00