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File:Prince William and Prince Edward 1778.jpg

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Benjamin West: William IV, when Prince William, and Edward, Duke of Kent, when Prince Edward  wikidata:Q28018212 reasonator:Q28018212
Artist
Benjamin West (1738–1820)  wikidata:Q313498 q:en:Benjamin West
 
Benjamin West
Description American-British painter, architectural drafter and artist
Date of birth/death 10 October 1738 / 10 November 1738 Edit this at Wikidata 11 March 1820 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Springfield Township Edit this at Wikidata London Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
London, Roma, Philadelphia
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creator QS:P170,Q313498
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Title
William IV, when Prince William, and Edward, Duke of Kent, when Prince Edward Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"William IV, when Prince William, and Edward, Duke of Kent, when Prince Edward Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"William IV, when Prince William, and Edward, Duke of Kent, when Prince Edward Edit this at Wikidata"
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Description
English: Portrait of William IV (1765-1837) and his brother Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (1767-1820).
"[...] This one is dated 1778; it cost 250 guineas and was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1780. Prince William, wearing a midshipman's uniform, is shown standing by a large globe on which he points to the English Channel while Prince Edward is gesturing towards a model of the 'Royal George' resting on a stand." [1]
Nederlands: Eduard August en Willem IV van het Verenigd Koninkrijk.
Date 1778 Edit this at Wikidata
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
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Dimensions height: 243.8 cm (95.9 in) Edit this at Wikidata; width: 166.3 cm (65.4 in) Edit this at Wikidata
dimensions QS:P2048,+243.8U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+166.3U174728
institution QS:P195,Q1459037
Accession number
RCIN 403398 (Royal Collection) Edit this at Wikidata
Object history

Provenance:

  • Painted for George III and Queen Charlotte; recorded in the King's Closet at St James's Palace in 1785;
  • taken from there to Windsor in 1804 or 1805;
  • in the Queen's Drawing Room at Hampton Court in 1835 (no 420) and 1861 (no 502)
References Royal Collection (UK) ID: 403398/william-iv-when-prince-william-and-edward-duke-of-kent-when-prince-edward Edit this at Wikidata
Source/Photographer Royal Collection object 403398

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