King George III (1738-1820) Reigned 1760-1820

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Cabinet Office, 70 Whitehall

George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, and King of Hanover, sits in a relaxed pose beside an ornate side table, upon which rest his hat and sword. George III wears a bright red coat, which contrasts with the green upholstered chair and green hue of the background. Probably commissioned from the artist by the King himself, the original work on which this copy is based was painted by Johann Zoffany, along with a portrait of Queen Charlotte, in 1771 and remains in the Royal Collection. This much later version is too dissimilar to the original to have been copied directly from it and may have been inspired by a mezzotint print after the original.

People

George III (1738 - 1820)

Places

Subjects

royal portrait, male portrait, 18th century costume, King

Materials & Techniques

canvas, oil, oil painting

Artist

Johann, (After) Zoffany

Title

King George III (1738-1820) Reigned 1760-1820

Date

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 129.00 cm, width: 122.50 cm

Acquisition

Transferred from HM Revenue and Customs, March 2009

Provenance

Collection of the Inland Revenue; Ministry of Works took over care of work in 1938; formally transferred to the Government Art Collection in 2009

GAC number

0/643