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pair of georgian royal portrait reverse glass prints - CATEGORY: ANTIQUE ART - DATED GEORGIAN
 

Pair Of Georgian Royal Portrait Reverse Glass Prints

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A pair of Georgian Royal Portraits: Royal Highnesses Prince Charles & Princess Augusta of Brunswick & Lunenburg, after Johann Georg Ziesenis and Joshua Reynolds respectively, engraved by Richard Houston and published by Carrington Bowles, in St. Paul''s Churchyard, London.
 
Circa: 1765
 
A beautiful pair of hand painted reverse glass mezzotints presented in their original ebonised and gilded fruitwood frames.
 
Princess Augusta (1737-1813) was the eldest daughter of Frederick, Prince of Wales. She married Charles, hereditary prince of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1735–1806) in 1764. Their daughter Caroline was to become the wife of George IV. The Duke was appointed commander-in-chief of the Prussian army in 1806 but sadly he died a few months later from serious injuries he received at the battle of Auerstadt.
 
Richard Houston was one of a celebrated group of Irish print-makers specialising in mezzotint. He worked predominantly for the Bowles family and absconded for unpaid debts in 17...
Antique SA1104227 shown on this page was made in the Georgian Era. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
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