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The Duke of York on a Gray Horse with a Domed City Beyond, 1815
€425
$475 · £360
Original print, not a reproduction.
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- Date
- 1815
- Technique
- Engraving
- Coloring
- Hand colored
- Condition
- Good. Light uneven toning, browner toward the edges. Marked handling soiling along the left, right and top edges. Scattered light foxing in the margin. Complete sheet, all four corners present. Several larger brown marks.
- Collection
- Uniforms & regiments
- Era
- 1790 to 1815, Napoleonic wars
- Stock no.
- BG-14400-4
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
An original antique engraving, colored by hand, captioned "HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE DUKE OF YORK." The Duke rides a gray horse stepping toward the left with one foreleg raised, and holds his saber out ahead of him in his right hand. He wears a black bicorne with a red and white plume, a scarlet coat with gold epaulettes and gold lace, a star on the breast, white breeches and black boots. The saddle cloth is blue edged in gold, with a crimson holster cover bearing the cipher GR. Low in the background a city skyline with spires and a large dome spreads across the horizon beyond a green plain.
Just below the image, left of center, is the signature "Canton del. et sculp." The publication line reads "Published 18th. of May 1815, by Richard Evans, Whites Row, Spitalfields." Frederick, Duke of York, the second son of George III, was commander in chief of the British Army.
The plate was issued for The History of the Wars occasioned by the French Revolution by William Nicholson, LL.D., printed in London for Thomas Kelly of 17 Paternoster Row. Its title page promises biographical sketches of the public characters of Europe, with an account of the Congress of Vienna, the escape from Elba, Waterloo and the exile to Saint Helena. The plates carry their own engraved publication line naming Richard Evans of Whites Row, Spitalfields, London.
The pale horse against the distant skyline gives a calm, well balanced picture for a study or hallway.
Condition: Light uneven toning, browner toward the edges. Marked handling soiling along the left, right and top edges. Scattered light foxing in the margin. Complete sheet, all four corners present. Several larger brown marks.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
