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Equestrian statuette of the Duke of Cumberland
Artist: Sir Henry Cheere (1703 - 1781)
Location: National Army Museum
Date: circa 1746 - 1770
Materials: lead & bronze patina on marble plinth
Dimensions: 53 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £5,000 (Total: £25,000)
Vendor: Joanna Barnes Fine Art
Review number: 3645 (1992)
Provenance:
Private collection ; Sotheby's 1990; Joanna Barnes Fine Art.
Description:
Equestrian statuette of William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765), third son of George II, then Prince of Wales, as he appeared around 1745. It seems likely to date from 1745, around the time of the Duke's victory over Prince Charles Edward Stuart, Bonnie Prince Charlie, at Culloden, and the subsequent punitive campaign in the Highlands which earned him the name of 'Butcher'.
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