His Most Excellent Majesty George III. King of Great Britain &c.
Print
1762 (published)
1762 (published)
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Portrait, half-length, left hand tucked inside coat, facing half-right and wearing the collar of the Order of the Garter and a ceremonial chain.
Object details
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Title | His Most Excellent Majesty George III. King of Great Britain &c. (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Mezzotint |
Brief description | Print, half-length portrait of king George III wearing the collar of the Order of the Garter. Mezzotint by William Pether after Thomas Frye, 1762. |
Physical description | Portrait, half-length, left hand tucked inside coat, facing half-right and wearing the collar of the Order of the Garter and a ceremonial chain. |
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Copy number | 2nd state |
Marks and inscriptions | 'His Most Excellent Majesty George III. King of Great Britain &c. Thos. Frye Pictor ad vivum delineavit. Willm. Pether sculpsit. Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Novr. 1st 1762. & sold by J. Boydell Engraver in Cheapside, and H. Parker and E. Bakewell in Cornhill' (Lettered ) |
Credit line | Given by Mrs E. B. Westwood |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
Collection | |
Accession number | E.488-1959 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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