King George I. Mezzotint by J. Smith after G. Kneller, 1715.

  • Kneller, Godfrey, Sir, 1646-1723.
Date:
1715
Reference:
570733i
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Description

King George I, head and shoulders in oval, facing front, wearing ermine robes and the George

Publication/Creation

[London.] : [I. Smith fec. et ex.], 1715.

Physical description

1 print : mezzotint ; platemark 35 x 25 cm

Contributors

Lettering

Georgius D.G. Mag. Britanniae Franciae et Hiberniae rex, Fidei defensor, Brun. et Lunen. Dux, S.R.I. Arch. thesau. et princeps elector &c. inauguratus XX die Octobris 1714. G. Kneller S.R. imp. et mag. Brit. baronet. pinx. ; Ab originali I. Smith fec. et ex. 1715.

References note

Freeman O'Donoghue, Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum, London 1910, vol. 2. p. 294 no. 17

Reference

Wellcome Collection 570733i

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