William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, wax portrait, circa 1760, by Isaac Gosset, bare head bust of the Duke of Cumberland with hair tied back and shoulder armour in the form of a lion's head, rev. signed beneath the bust, I. GOSSET FECIT, signed in contemporary script on the back of the frame, William, Duke of Cumberland, / Son of Geo. 2. 143 x 120 mm. good very fine, an excellent example. £Sold
William Augustus, (1721- 1765),third and youngest son of George 11. As the leading general of his day he took command of the campaign against the Young Pretender and inflicted the decisive defeat of the Jacobites at Culloden in 1746.
As a result he acquired the nickname "Sweet William" from his Whig friends and "Butcher" from his Tory enemies.
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