Antique Mezzotint engraving Prince of Wales’s Children 1720 Royal Portrait

Description:
A rare and historically important antique mezzotint titled “The Prince of Wales’s Children”, engraved by John Faber Jr. (c.1695–1756) after a painting by Philippe Mercier (1689–1760), painter to the Prince of Wales.
• Date: c. 1720s.
• Engraver: John Faber Jr., leading mezzotint engraver of the early 18th century.
• After: Philippe Mercier, French painter active in England and court artist to the Prince of Wales.
• Publisher: London, Sold by Faber at the Golden Head in Bloomsbury Square.
• Subjects: The children of the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King George II and Queen Caroline):
• Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales (1706
• Anne, Princess Royal (1709
• Amelia Sophia Eleonora (1711
• Elizabeth Caroline (1713
The mezzotint presents the young royals in an elegant group composition, with Frederick Louis in the center, a pose that emphasizes his status as heir apparent.
Size : 28x37 cm