CIRCLE OF WILLIAM PREWETT, CIRCA 1735

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CIRCLE OF WILLIAM PREWETT, CIRCA 1735
King George II (1683-1760), in gilt-studded armour, ermine-bordered red cloak draped over his shoulders, white cravat, full-bottomed powdered wig, wearing the blue sash of the Order of the Garter
enamel on copper
oval, 2 in. (56 mm.) high, gilt-metal frame, engraved on the reverse 'George II'

Provenance

Adolphus, 1st Marquess of Cambridge (1868-1927).
The Property of a Lady, from the Estate of the late the Most Honourable Adolphus, 1st Marquess of Cambridge, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., C.M.G. (1868-1927); Christie's, London, 16 December 1975, lot 72 (as perhaps by Seaman).
Walter and Gertrude Rappolt Collection, London; (+) Christie's, London, 14 October 1998, lot 18.

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Lot Essay

The sitter was the eldest son of King George I (see lots 118 and 121) and Sophia Dorothea of Celle. In 1705, he married Caroline of Ansbach (see the next lot), with whom he had eight children. His son Frederick, Prince of Wales, pre-deceased him and he was succeeded by his grandson, George III (see lot 154).
A similar enamel, probably by the same hand, was sold Sotheby's, London, 13 December 1976, lot 19.

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