| Maker(s): | Bonner, Thomas | | Culture: | English (1735-1816)
| | Title: | print: His Royal Highness, Edward, Duke of York &c &c.
| | Date Made: | 1762-1775
| | Type: | Print
| | Materials: | laid paper; ink
| | Place Made: | United Kingdom; Great Britain: England; Great Britain: Greater London, London
| | Measurements: | Plate: 6 1/2 in x 4 in; 16.5 cm x 10.2 cm
| | Accession Number: | HD 2016.12.2
| | Credit Line: | Hall and Kate Peterson Fund for Paintings, Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
| | Museum Collection: | Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany, KG PC FRS (Edward Augustus; 25 March 1739 – 17 September 1767), was the younger brother of George III of the United Kingdom and the second son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. Copperplate engraving depicts the prince in a masonry and foliate roundel or porthole surround wearing a wig and patterned coat (possibly a brocaded or velvet silk) with a sash and a badge of the Order of the Garter, a crown is on the right hand side of his image, the print is titled "Engraved for the Court Magazine" and "His Royal Highness/ EDWARD/ Duke of York & c & c.", below the title is a large anchor and rope, the print was engraved by Thomas Bonner (1735-1816) based on his painting of Edward, the Duke of York. Condition: good condition, there are pin pricks on the margins of the print, and a crease at the lower left hand corner.
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