Details
The Royal Genealogical Pastime of the Sovereigns of England
from the Dissolution of the Saxon Heptarthy to the reign of the Present Majesty George III; a hand coloured engraving of a game laid on wood and cut as an interlocking dissected puzzle, in original box with coloured engraved label published November 30th 1791, by E Newbery and John Wallis - 29in. (73cm.) by 16in. (40cm.)
See Colour Plate 17
from the Dissolution of the Saxon Heptarthy to the reign of the Present Majesty George III; a hand coloured engraving of a game laid on wood and cut as an interlocking dissected puzzle, in original box with coloured engraved label published November 30th 1791, by E Newbery and John Wallis - 29in. (73cm.) by 16in. (40cm.)
See Colour Plate 17
Provenance
An ink inscription on the back of the lid reads, "Prince Augustus Frederick" of Sussex given to him by his affectionate mother June the 25th 1801? - London. Augustus Frederick was born on the 13th January 1794, the son of Lady Augusta Murray and Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex, the sixth son of George III. Prince Augustus Frederick was therefore first cousin to Queen Victoria