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Description: | The Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765) was the third son of King George III. He was wounded in 1743 and served alongside his father in Hanover. In 1745 he commanded the Allied army against the French at the Battle of Fontenoy where he suffered heavy casualties and lost the battle. He is shown wearing a General Officer's state coat, sash and breast star of the Order of the Garter, and baton. David Morier, a Swiss artist, painted an extensive series of portraits of soldiers in the uniforms of the British and Allied Armies for the Duke of Cumberland, whose service he was in. | Subjects: | Duke of Cumberland); landscape; animal (horses); military and war William portrait (Augustus | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Morier, David (Swiss painter, 1705-1770) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8593... | Go to resource |
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