Signature of Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge

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Scope & content: The folio has been subdivided; the upper section features an inscription enclosed by a border line, the lower section features a decorative border made up of blue and yellow flowers, including iris and roses encircling the Prince's crown and signature. The coronet is that worn by the younger children of the Sovereign, composed of crosses-patee and fleur-de-lis alternatively, without the arch of the Royal Crown.. TC: 'His Royal Highness Prince Adolphus Frederick / Duke of Cambridge K.G. / Earl of Tipperary and Baron of Culloden / &c. &C. &c. &c. / Elected a Fellow of the / Horticultural Society of London / Sept. 5th 1820'; C: Signed 'Adolphus Frederick'; LR: signed by the artist: 'Eliz. Francillon'. Prince Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge (1774–1850), Fellow

Physical description: watercolour painting (technique). 34 cm x 21.5 cm (artwork); 52 cm x 41 cm (mount). watercolour (paint). paper

Subjects: Signature; Prince; Adolphus Frederick; Duke of Cambridge; Fellow; iris; rose; rosa