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Thomas Rowlandson (London 1756-1827) Prince William of Gloucester, King George III, Prince Frederick of Württemberg and James Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury unframed image 1
Thomas Rowlandson (London 1756-1827) Prince William of Gloucester, King George III, Prince Frederick of Württemberg and James Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury unframed image 2
Thomas Rowlandson (London 1756-1827) Prince William of Gloucester, King George III, Prince Frederick of Württemberg and James Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury unframed image 3
Lot 167

Thomas Rowlandson
(London 1756-1827)
Prince William of Gloucester, King George III, Prince Frederick of Württemberg and James Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury unframed

Ending from 30 April 2025, 12:00 BST
Online, London, New Bond Street

£2,000 - £3,000

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Thomas Rowlandson (London 1756-1827)

Prince William of Gloucester, King George III, Prince Frederick of Württemberg and James Cecil, Marquess of Salisbury
pencil, pen, brown ink and watercolour, with a faint pencil study of a horse-drawn gig on reverse
22 x 17.9cm (8 11/16 x 7 1/16in).
unframed

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Provenance
Col. Peter Fishbourne, Earls Colne, Essex

Rowlandson's drawing relates to the betrothal between Frederick, Price of Württemberg (1754-1806) and George III's eldest daughter, Princess Charlotte, in 1796. The corpulent Frederick was a target for caricature and Rowlandson enjoys contrasting him with the wraith-like, beaky figure of the Duke of Gloucester. A more finished drawing in the collection of the British Museum omits the King and shows the two princes in what appears to be a stand-off (BM 1868,0808.6571). The figure of Lord Salisbury (Lord Chamberlain) on the right was taken from Gillray's etching The Bridal Night.

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