Francis Cotes (1726-70)
William Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1743-1805) Signed and dated 1769
Pastel on paper | 61.0 x 45.9 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 400891
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This portrait wearing the uniform of colonel of the 1st Foot Guards, with the Garter riband and Star, was probably that exhibited at the Royal Acdemy in 1769 and described by Horace Walpole as 'exceedingly like'.
The sitter appears wearing the uniform of colonel of the 1st Foot Guards, with much gold braid and the Garter riband and Star.Provenance
Exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1769 (no 27); sold to Robinson for 19 guineas at Christie's, London, 24 February 1922 (Lot 21); in the sale of John Ambler, Thorpe Underwood Hall, Yorkshire at Christie's, London, 4 May 1933 (lot 101), bought Lister for 58 guineas for Queen Mary
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Medium and techniques
Pastel on paper
Measurements
61.0 x 45.9 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
75.0 x 64.4 x 7.5 cm (frame, external)
