A length of cotton plate printed in red with a full repeat, depicting George III and members of his family in the centre, surrounded by scenes of his children--74 x 106cm., circa 1785, with later binding

细节

A length of cotton plate printed in red with a full repeat, depicting George III and members of his family in the centre, surrounded by scenes of his children--74 x 106cm., circa 1785, with later binding

来源

Said to have been given to an ancestor of the vendor by the Hon. Mrs Strutt who lived in a "Grace and Favour" house next to Kew Palace in the mid 19th century.

出版

"English Printed Textiles 1720-1836", Victoria and Albert Museum, London, 1960, catalogue entry 19.

拍品专文

The balloon derives from Charles and Robert's hydrogen balloon, launched in 1783. The Prince of Wales from the engraving by J.R. Smith, 1783, after a painting by Thomas Gainsborough. The Princesses Charlotte, Augusta and Elizabeth from an engraving by Thomas Watson, 1776, from the painting of "The Three Montgomery Sisters Decorating a Terminal Figure of Hymen", by Joshua Reynolds.