King George III, an unmounted fan leaf engraved in stipple with etched arabesques, partly stippled in colour, with a bust of George III, the tripod inscribed "The Heart of the Nation", with GR crowned beneath each crowned canopy, published May 13th 1791 by A.P. Birman, engraved by W. Hincks - 20in. (51cm.)wide, 1791

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King George III, an unmounted fan leaf engraved in stipple with etched arabesques, partly stippled in colour, with a bust of George III, the tripod inscribed "The Heart of the Nation", with GR crowned beneath each crowned canopy, published May 13th 1791 by A.P. Birman, engraved by W. Hincks - 20in. (51cm.)wide, 1791
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Literature

Schreiber, no.3, p.65 with less colour

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Lot Essay

The leaf is freely copied from that engraved by D. Chodowiecki in 1787 on the occasion of the accession of William Frederick to the throne of Prussia [Schreiber. No. 289]
The George III leaf was also re-used for a fan-leaf commemorating Frederick, Duke of York, substituting a bust of the Duke of York and the letters DY, [S., E20]

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