George III
Bust
1767 (carved)
1767 (carved)
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This marble portrait of King George III (reigned 1760-1820) is signed and dated on the back 'From the Life / by / Jan Nost Sculp / 1767'. John Nost the Younger (1713-1780), who was born into the van Ost (van Nost) family of sculptors, was trained in London by Henry Scheemakers (1670-1748). He travelled to Dublin in 1749, and spent much of his subsequent working life in Ireland. He executed a number of portrait busts and public monuments, including a statue of George III for Dublin City Hall. His bust of the famous actor-manager David Garrick (1717-1779) was apparently reproduced in many copies. Following the death of Garrick's widow, Eva, in 1822, the contents of the couple's country villa and their apartment in the Thames-side Adelphi, London, was sold at auction in the capital in 1823. Intriguingly, the sale included a bust described as 'V. Nost, 1764. An early bust of his late Majesty, George III'.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | George III (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Marble |
| Brief description | Bust, marble, King George III, by John Nost III (the Younger), Britain, 1767 |
| Physical description | The subject looks to his half left. He wears a wig, with tresses which fall over his shoulders and are tied with a ribbon at the nape of the neck. His fur lined cloak is tied with a cord above his left breast. The garter star and sash are partly visible below. He wears a stock; and the embroidered edge of his coat is visible above the cloak. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'From the Life / by / Jan Nost Sculp / 1767' (at the back) |
| Object history | Included in the Sotheby's sale, 25 January 1957, lot 50, the property of the late Darcy Edmund Taylor Esq. Bought for £140 from Frank Partridge & Sons, Ltd, who bid on the Museum's behalf at a Sotheby's sale, and secured the bust for the stated price. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This marble portrait of King George III (reigned 1760-1820) is signed and dated on the back 'From the Life / by / Jan Nost Sculp / 1767'. John Nost the Younger (1713-1780), who was born into the van Ost (van Nost) family of sculptors, was trained in London by Henry Scheemakers (1670-1748). He travelled to Dublin in 1749, and spent much of his subsequent working life in Ireland. He executed a number of portrait busts and public monuments, including a statue of George III for Dublin City Hall. His bust of the famous actor-manager David Garrick (1717-1779) was apparently reproduced in many copies. Following the death of Garrick's widow, Eva, in 1822, the contents of the couple's country villa and their apartment in the Thames-side Adelphi, London, was sold at auction in the capital in 1823. Intriguingly, the sale included a bust described as 'V. Nost, 1764. An early bust of his late Majesty, George III'. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.3-1957 |
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| Record created | February 26, 2003 |
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