King James II, when Duke of York, playing tennis
Maker
(publisher)
1778-1812
(artist)
1621-1687
1778-1812
(artist)
1621-1687
Title
King James II, when Duke of York, playing tennis
Date of Production
1800
Medium
Line engraving, printed in black
Dimensions
Height: 21.1 cm
Height: 31.5 cm
Height: 31.5 cm
Accession Number
G.1990.WL.8130
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: Recto: lower centre, printed: THE HIGH BORNE PRINCE JAMES DUKE OF YORKE / borne October = the 13.1633. / Pub June 10 1800 by W Richardson No 31 Strand.; letterpress on separate cutting, glued lower centre: James II., when Duke of York, / PLAYING AT TENNIS-SPECTATORS IN THE COURT. / From an engraving by M. Merian. / GRANGER says: --"It is neither a far-fetched nor an overstrained / metaphor, which I shall borrow from the print before me, and call James / himself the tennis-ball of fortune.
Verso: stamped in blue: M
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