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King William III: P.53-1952

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

King William III
Portrait of William III, King of England, 1650-1702

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Faber, John II
Painter: Wyck, Jan (After)

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Legal notes

Given by Louis C. G. Clarke, Trinity Hall, February 1952

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1952) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Dating

18th Century
Production date: AD 1743

Note

Inscription on bottom "In Memory of our late Glorious Deliverer King William the III, This Plate (of the City and Castle of Namur, taken 1695) is most Humbly Dedicated to the Superiour Wardens, and the Rest of the Members of the Loyal and Friendly Society of the Blue and Orange - by a Member and their most Obliged Humble Servant John Faber" and "John Wyck Pinxt." and "J. Faber Fecit 1743" and "Done from the Original Painting once King William's now in the Hands of the Bishop of Kildare - 1743".

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.53-1952
Primary reference Number: 205721
Chaloner Smith: 387.II

Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Tuesday 26 March 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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