M43: Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany
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| Museum number | M43 |
| Title | Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany |
| Additional title | The Duke of York |
| Object type | In category: Pictures » Miniature |
| Date | Circa 1793 |
| People |
By Jagger, Charles (English artist c. 1770-1827) - Painter(s) After Schiavonetti, Luigi (Italian printmaker, 1765-1810) - Printer(s) After Bogle, John (Scottish miniaturist, died 1804, active in England) - Maker York, Frederick Duke of (1763-1827 - Sitter(s) |
| Place of origin | Europe » Northern Europe » British Isles » Great Britain » England » Bath |
| Condition |
Fair |
| Dimensions |
5.8 cm height sight size 7.3 cm width sight size 9.2 cm height frame 7.7 cm width frame |
| Materials & techniques |
In categories: Animal material » Ivory Pictures: Medium » Paint » Watercolour Pictures: Support » Ivory |
| Description |
Oval miniature on ivory in gilt metal frame.Half-length portrait, half-profile to right. Yellow hair, blue eyes, prominent nose and chin. General's uniform coat with badge and sash of the Order of the Garter. Blue and brown stippled background. |
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| Subject |
Portrait |
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| Notes | Taken from a print by Schiavonetti of 1793, after a miniature by John Bogle. An impression of Schiavonetti’s engraving after Bogle is in the National Portrait Gallery (NPG D10828). Bogle’s original miniature is in the Royal Collection. Jagger has added the Garter Insignia which are not shown in Schiavonetti’s print. He has draped the Ribbon over the right shoulder instead of the left. |
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| Literature |
Bayne-Powell, Robert, Catalogue of Miniatures in the Holburne Museum and Crafts Study Centre, Bath, 1995, no. 152 |
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| Muse theme | Art and Culture in Georgian Bath 1714-1830 |
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| Muse chapter |
The History of the Holburne Collection » Sir William Holburne and his Collection » Building the Collection
The History of the Holburne Collection » Sir William Holburne and his Collection » Recognition as a Collector The History of the Holburne Collection » The Collection » Miniatures Art and Culture in Georgian Bath 1714-1830 » Art » Miniatures and Silhouettes |
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| Gallery Label |
CHARLES JAGGER (c 1770-1827) Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany (1763-1827) Watercolour on ivory. The Duke was the second son of George III and Queen Charlotte and Commander in Chief of the British Army, 1798-1809, the famous "Grand Old Duke of York" of the nursery rhyme. He was a regular visitor to Bath. Charles Jagger was the leading Bath miniaturist of his generation and executed the fine miniature of Sir William Holburne, c. 1827, in this exhibition. M43 (Unknown) 14-4-2004 |
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| Method of acquisition | Bequest | ||||||||||||
| Provenance | Sir T. W. Holburne (1793-1874); by whom bequeathed to Mary Anne Barbara Holburne (1802-1882); by whom bequeathed to the Museum | ||||||||||||
| Exhibition history |
Title of exhibition: The Beauties of Bath: The Holburne Museum revealed Title of exhibition: Town House Treasures: Sir William Holburne of Bath |
