Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 02 Oct 2019
A rare George III engraved oval portrait print of William III by A. R. Forester
A rare George III engraved oval portrait print of William III by A. R. Forester, titled 'CENTENARY JUBILEE OF THE GLORIOUS REVOLUTION GULIELMUS 1688 TERTIUS.R', the back with the cut printed dedication 'Legislative Guardians of the Constitution of Great Britain as settled on the Revolution: the Centenary of which victorious Epoch was universally commemorated on the 4th Nov 1788. This Print is most humbly presented by A. R. Forester', with further ink text to verso, 9.7 x 7.4cm, in a glazed ebonised pearwood moulded frame.
Provenance: 'A Lifetime of Collecting'-The property of a gentleman.
See the Royal Collection, RCIN 603064 for another example with a different dedication.