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English: Prince Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge (1774-1850) in blue coat, wearing the breast-star of the Order of the Garter

Inscribed on the counter-enamel 'Adolphus / Duke of / Cambridge / Sr W. Beechey / CW 1813' Enamel on copper Oval, 113 mm. high, rectangular giltwood frame inscribed 'Adolphus, Duke of Cambridge'

  • The sitter was a son of King George III and Queen Charlotte. The original portrait by Sir William Beechey after which the present miniature derives is in the National Trust Collection at Hartwell House, Buckinghamshire (inv. no. NT 1548045).

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  • The Late Lady Dorothy Nevill of 45 Charles Street, Berkeley Square, London; Christie's, London, 1 July 1913, lot 62 (as signed 'EW').
  • Possibly HRH The Princess Mary, Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood (1897-1965) and by descent at Harewood House, Yorkshire.
  • Property from The Earls of Harewood
  • Auction: Christie's, Sale 17736, London, 13 December 2019, Property from descendants of Their Majesties King George V and Queen Mary, lot 102.
Date 19th century
date QS:P,+1850-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Source Christie's, LotFinder: entry 6249623
Author ENGLISH SCHOOL, 1813 AFTER SIR WILLIAM BEECHEY (BRITISH, 1753-1839)

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