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We are indebted to Henry Engleheart for his assistance in the preparation of this catalogue entry.
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JOHN COX DILLMAN ENGLEHEART (BRITISH, 1782/84-1862)
Prince Frederick (1763-1827), Duke of York and Albany, in red military uniform, wearing the breast-star of the Order of the Bath
Signed and dated in full on the backing card 'JD Engleheart / Pinxit / 1824 / Duke of York / son of George III'
On ivory
Rectangular, 101 x 81 mm., gilt-metal frame decorated with roses and oak leaf motifs
Prince Frederick (1763-1827), Duke of York and Albany, in red military uniform, wearing the breast-star of the Order of the Bath
Signed and dated in full on the backing card 'JD Engleheart / Pinxit / 1824 / Duke of York / son of George III'
On ivory
Rectangular, 101 x 81 mm., gilt-metal frame decorated with roses and oak leaf motifs
Provenance
By direct family descent from the artist.
Miss Lucy Cox Dillman Engleheart (1814-1904), in 1902; by descent to her nephew Lt.-Col. Evelyn L. Engleheart (1862-1921); by descent to his youngest step-son Sir Leonard Twiston Davies (1894-1953); by descent to his eldest son William Anthony Twiston Davies; sold Sotheby's, London, 20 July 1981, lot 76.
Miss Lucy Cox Dillman Engleheart (1814-1904), in 1902; by descent to her nephew Lt.-Col. Evelyn L. Engleheart (1862-1921); by descent to his youngest step-son Sir Leonard Twiston Davies (1894-1953); by descent to his eldest son William Anthony Twiston Davies; sold Sotheby's, London, 20 July 1981, lot 76.
Literature
G.C. Williamson / H.L.D. Engleheart, George Engleheart 1750-1829. Miniature Painter to George III, London, 1902, illustrated preceding p. 67 and Appendix VI.
Exhibited
London, Victoria & Albert Museum, Exhibition of Miniatures by George Engleheart, J.C.D. Engleheart and Thomas Richmond, 1929, no. 193 (lent by Lt.-Col. Evelyn L. Engleheart).
Special notice
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