λWilliam Wood (1769-1810) Portrait miniature of Prince William Frederick

λWilliam Wood (1769-1810)

Portrait miniature of Prince William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1776-1834), wearing uniform and the Star of the Garter

Signed and dated 1807-08 on the reverse

Oval, in a gilt metal frame with plaited hair and blue glass over guilloché back, within a tooled maroon leather case

85 x 70mm

The miniature is a copy of a full length portrait by Sir William Beechey RA (1753-1839). William Wood painted miniature copies of this work, and a portrait of Prince William Henry, 1st Duke of Gloucester (1743-1805), at Beechey's request. Wood's version of the the 1st Duke is in the Royal Collection (RCIN 420254)