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- Title:
William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
- Former Title(s):
H.R.H. William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
- Date:
- 1732
- Medium:
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions:
- 18 7/8 x 13 7/8 inches (47.9 x 35.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Dated, lower left: "1732"
Label on the back: “This interesting picture of William Duke of Cumberland Aged 12 […] the property of [Mrs?] Fitzwilliam of| […] & sold in 1855 at Christie’s; it is an under[…]|[…] of Hogarth[…] [….] as|Lord Holland’s Picture of the […] of Mexico & in|which the […] has introduced the Duke’s Portrait|the Portico in the background is exactly of the same|form as that in the picture of the Pool of Bethesda|[…] St Bartholomew’s Hospital”
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.59
- Classification:
- Paintings
- Collection:
- Paintings and Sculpture
- Link to Frame:
- B1977.14.59FR
- Subject Terms:
- arches | boy | costume | duke | flags | flags | portrait | prince | soldier
- Associated People:
- William Augustus, Prince, duke of Cumberland (1721–1765), army office
- Access:
- Not on view
Note: To make an appointment to see this work, please contact the Paintings and Sculpture department at ycba.paintings@yale.edu. Please visit the Paintings and Sculpture collections page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:408
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