His Royal Highness Prince George of Denmark

Print

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

His Royal Highness Prince George of Denmark

Entry/Object ID

2021.05.6

Description

A man standing in a suit of armor with his head facing forward. In the background, there are plants on the right and a view of a battle on the left. Inscription at the bottom in English

Type of Print

Mezzotint

Artwork Details

Medium

Paper, ink

Subject

Posthumous depiction of Prince George of Denmark, Duke of Cumberland (1653-1708), Consort of Queen Anne (1665-1714); son of King Frederick III of Denmark and Norway and Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

Acquisition

Accession

2021.05

Source or Donor

Art Museum of Greater Lafayette

Acquisition Method

Gift

Source (if not Accessioned)

Art Museum of Greater Lafayette

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Jacob Huysmans

Attribution

After

Role

Painter

Artist

Alexander Browne

Role

Engraver

Manufacturer

Bowles & Carver

Date made

circa 1680 - 1700

Time Period

17th Century

Place

City

London, England

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription, Title

Location

below image in plate

Transcription

His Royal Highness Prince George of Denmark

Language

English

Material/Technique

Ink, Engraved

Type

Inscription

Location

lower left below plate

Transcription

32 Hassman Pinxit

Language

Latin

Translation

Painted by Hassman [sp]

Material/Technique

Ink, Engraved

Notes

Artist's name is misspelled in print

Type

Inscription

Location

lower right below image and inscription

Transcription

London. Printed for Bowles & Carver, Map & Printsellers. No 69 S(t). Paul Church Yard

Language

English

Material/Technique

Engraved, Ink

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

13-1/4 in

Width

10 in

Color

Black, White

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Source Notes

Role

Information provided by source.

Notes

Acquired by the Art Museum of Greater Lafayette in 1979 {1}; donated to Purdue University Galleries in 2021 {1} based on accession number

Copyright

Type of License

None

Copyright Holder

Purdue University Galleries

Restrictions

In the public domain.

Exhibition

Legacy of Gifting: Donations from the Lafayette Art Museum (2023)

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition label

Label

Alexander Browne (ca. 1630-1706), British after Jacob Huysmans (1633-1697), Anglo-Flemish His Royal Highness Prince George of Denmark, 1680-1700 Ink on paper mezzotint 2021.05.06 This portrait is of Prince George of Denmark (1653-1708), husband of Queen Anne (1665-1714) who along with her sister Queen Mary (1662-1694) overthrew their Catholic father James II (1633-1701) in the Glorious Revolution. He was therefore cousin-in-law by marriage to the Duchess of Monmouth, included in this exhibition. Here George is shown with the armor of a medieval knight including plumed helmet. To his right a pitched battle rages, no doubt referencing the defeat of King James and the restoration of a Protestant monarch. Because engravings would often be reissued, this work was printed around 1793, almost 100 years after the plate was first created. We can identify that based on the publishing house Bowles and Carver which was not established until the end of the 18th century.