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[Duke of Grafton, bust portrait, right profile] – Vintage Photo Print

[Duke of Grafton, bust portrait, right profile] — antique engraving
[Duke of Grafton, bust portrait, right profile]. Antique engraving from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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[Duke of Grafton, bust portrait, right profile] comes to life in this antique engraving, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Shown from the bust up and turned to the right, this engraving presents the Duke of Grafton in a formal, composed profile. The record gives no date, but the sitter is most likely Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, who served as First Lord of the Treasury and prime minister from 1768 to 1770 under George III. His ministry faced sharp criticism over the Wilkes controversy and growing tension with the American colonies, and profile likenesses like this one circulated widely as a way for public men of the day to be recognized. The crisp outline of the profile is the work's most striking feature.

Medium1 print : engraving.
Notes[no date recorded on caption card]
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,228 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-127480

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