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Print, Portrait of James Stuart, The Prince of Great Britain &c

This is a Print. It was after Sir Godfrey Kneller and print maker: John Smith. It is dated ca. 1688 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is mezzotint in dark brown ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

43.4 × 30.5 cm (17 1/16 in. × 12 in.)

It is signed

Signed, lower left: G. Kneller ad vivum / I Smith fecit

It is inscribed

Inscribed, lower center: THE PRINCE OF GREAT BRITAIN; lower right: Sold by I. Smith

Cite this object as

Print, Portrait of James Stuart, The Prince of Great Britain &c; Print Maker: John Smith; After Sir Godfrey Kneller (German, British, 1646 - 1723); England; mezzotint in dark brown ink on paper; 43.4 × 30.5 cm (17 1/16 in. × 12 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-824

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