David Morier
Swiss painter (1705-1770) · Switzerland · On the map · Artists · Died at 65
David Morier was a Swiss-born British painter who specialised in portraits, military subjects and historical scenes around and after the time of the War of the Austrian Succession and the Jacobite rising of 1745.
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![Considered one of the most expensive paintings by David Morier ever sold at auction: The equestrian portrait of Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, wearing the Order of the Garter.[1]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Henry_Duke_of_Cumberland_by_David_Morier_1765.jpg/1280px-Henry_Duke_of_Cumberland_by_David_Morier_1765.jpg)
Considered one of the most expensive paintings by David Morier ever sold at auction: The equestrian portrait of Prince Henry, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn, wearing the Order of the Garter.[1]
David Morier's patron: Equestrian portrait of Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, by David Morier.
The Godolphin Arabian and the cat Grimalkin, engraved by John Faber the Younger in 1753, after David Morier (initials of the artists).![An Encampment of British Troops (Royal Artillery) under the command of the Duke of Cumberland in the Low Countries, by David Morer.[23]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Attributed_to_David_Morier_%281705%5E-70%29_-_Royal_Artillery_in_the_Low_Countries%2C_1748_-_RCIN_407454_-_Royal_Collection.jpg/1280px-Attributed_to_David_Morier_%281705%5E-70%29_-_Royal_Artillery_in_the_Low_Countries%2C_1748_-_RCIN_407454_-_Royal_Collection.jpg)
An Encampment of British Troops (Royal Artillery) under the command of the Duke of Cumberland in the Low Countries, by David Morer.[23]
The Battle of Dettingen on 27 June 1743, showing King George II on horseback on a gray horse. The rider next to the king in the blue frock is most likely his son, Prince William, Duke of Cumberland. Painted by David Morier.
An Incident in the Rebellion of 1745, by David Morier.
About this person
Country
Switzerland
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1705 to 1770 · aged 65
