Not currently on display at the V&A

Painting

1993 (painted)
Artist/Maker

Nigel Hawthorne won great acclaim as King George in Alan Bennett's play The Madness of George III, first seen at the National Theatre in London in 1991, and then on tour in the USA. It was subsequently filmed as The Madness of King George.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Oil on canvas
Brief description
Painting by Alexander Newley of the actor Nigel Hawthorne as King George in Alan Bennett's play The Madness of George III. Oil on canvas, 1993
Physical description
Painting of Nigel Hawthorne as King George in The Madness of George III, full length. The king, in nightgown and robe, is restrained by a wide buckled belt around his body and arms.
Dimensions
  • Height: 72in
  • Width: 36in
Credit line
Given by Trevor Bentham
Subject depicted
Summary
Nigel Hawthorne won great acclaim as King George in Alan Bennett's play The Madness of George III, first seen at the National Theatre in London in 1991, and then on tour in the USA. It was subsequently filmed as The Madness of King George.
Collection
Accession number
S.1303-2010

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Record createdOctober 7, 2010
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