George the Third King of Great Britain &c. &c.

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Artist/Maker	Houston, Richard (engraver) Johan Joseph Zoffany (artist) Robert Sayer (publisher)
Place of origin	London (published)

Three-quarter length portrait of George III seated in a chair, turned to front and looking to right, his left hand resting on leg; on the left is a table, sword and hat.

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Categories	Portraits Prints Royalty
Object type	Print
Title	George the Third King of Great Britain &c. &c. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Mezzotint on paper Paper Mezzotint
Brief description	Print, three-quarter length portrait of George III. Mezzotint by Richard Houston after Johan Zoffany, 1772.
Physical description	Three-quarter length portrait of George III seated in a chair, turned to front and looking to right, his left hand resting on leg; on the left is a table, sword and hat.
Dimensions	Sheet height: 55cm (cut) Sheet width: 41.7cm (cut) Measured by SH 13/06/2011
Content description	Three-quarter length portrait of George III.
Marks and inscriptions	'J. Zoffany Pinxit 1771 Robert Sayer Excudit Richard Houston Fecit 1772 George the Third King of Great Britain &c. &c. Done from the Original Picture in the Possession of his Majesty. Published as the Act directs 20th of May 1772, by Robert Sayer No.53 Fleet Street London.' (Lettered)
Subjects depicted	King Sword George (III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, and King of Hanover)
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	22073

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O646608/george-the-third-king-of-print-houston-richard/

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