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George Villiers Duke of Buckingham

Maker

After
(artist)
1599-1641

(etcher)
1723-1818

(publisher)

Title

George Villiers Duke of Buckingham

Date of Production

1785

Medium

etching with stipple

Dimensions

Height: 32.5 cm
Width: 27.5 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.6092.45

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords





Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Inscriptions

Inscription: Vandyke del: //

Inscription: W.Baillie sculp: //

Inscription: GEORGE VILLIERS Duke of BUCKINGHAM. / What gave great Villiers to the Assassin's Knife? / An immaturely clos'd his splendid Life, / What but the Wish indulg'd in Courts to shine! / With Power too great to keep or to resign. / In the Collection of Ralph Willett Esq.r / Publish'd 4th Jun 1785. //

Inscription: Sir A. van DYCK / George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham / W. Baillie after Paintings and Drawings, Boydell, London. / Drawing in British Museums is L. Vorsterman, I, q.v. //

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