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William Dent
active 1783-1793
The Wise Man of the East making his offering
London : Pubd for the proprietor, by W. Moore, No. 48 New Bond Street, Feby 28th 1788.
etching, hand colored
image: 146 x 99 mm; plate mark: 150 x 100 mm; sheet: 154 x 106 mm
Peel 1604
Notes
Attributed to Dent by George.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Print shows Hastings (left), in oriental dress, wearing a jewelled turban, kneeling on one knee before George III and holding out to him a box of jewels and a receptacle brimming over with guineas. The King, partly concealed by the right margin of the design, takes the offerings, saying, "Rise my Chief, bright as the eastern Star."
Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850 former owner.
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