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Studio of Charles Philips(London 1708-1747)Portrait of Frederick, Prince of Wales, standing beside a draped table
19 – 25 September 2025, 12:00 BST
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Studio of Charles Philips (London 1708-1747)
Portrait of Frederick, Prince of Wales, standing beside a draped table
oil on canvas
48.8 x 35.8cm (19 3/16 x 14 1/8in).
framed: 58 x 45.5cm
oil on canvas
48.8 x 35.8cm (19 3/16 x 14 1/8in).
framed: 58 x 45.5cm
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Provenance
Private collection, Scotland
With Philip Mould, London, 2003, where purchased by the present owner
The present work follows Philips's portrait of Prince Frederick known in numerous versions such as that now at the Yale Centre for British Art (acc. no. B1981.25.504).
Having spent much of his childhood in Hanover, Prince Frederick was summoned to London in 1728 by his father, George II, in an attempt to limit the young Frederick's growing independence. Relations between father and son, however, only began to worsen. Frederick wanted to establish a court around him of the finest artistic tastes and, to this end, frequently had to convince his father to grant him more funds, using all means at his disposal and leading to further rupture with his father. Frederick's premature death in 1751 made his son, George, heir to the throne. He went on to become King George III in 1761 and, like many Hanoverians before him, also endured a fractious relationship with his son.
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