File:Townley after Cunningham - Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia.png

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Charles Townley  (1746–1800)  wikidata:Q41273565
 
Alternative names
Charles Towneley
Description British painter, printmaker, engraver, mezzotinter and miniature painter
Date of birth/death 1746 Edit this at Wikidata circa  Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London Edit this at Wikidata London Edit this at Wikidata
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Parma (1776); Berlin (1776); Berlin (1789); Hamburg (1790); London (1746–1800); Rome (1773–1776); Florence (1775–1776) Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q41273565
fter Cunningham (artist)
Description
English: Mezzotint of Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia. Whole length with tied wig, plain tie, sash, braided jacket, and mantle, and wearing the Order of Saint John around neck. The Prince is pictured standing, with right hand on belt, and left holding a plumed hat. With coat of arms and French inscription below. This portrait depicts Prince August Ferdinand in his robes of the Orders of The Bailiwick of Brandenburg of the Chivalric Order of Saint John of the Hospital at Jerusalem, an order of Knights of which he was elected as Master in 1763, a post he held until 1812.
Date 1786
date QS:P571,+1786-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium mezzotint print
Dimensions height: 64.7 cm (25.4 in); width: 40.1 cm (15.7 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,64.7U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,40.1U174728
Source/Photographer Royal Collection RCIN 607591

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