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His Most Gracious Majesty King George the Third

Portrait Print
01/12/1804 (published)
Artist/Maker
John & Josiah Boydell (publisher)
Benjamin Smith (engraver)
Beechey, William (Sir, R.A.) (artist)
Place of origin
London (published)

Whole-length portrait, standing, turned to front and looking to left. The sitter is wearing military uniform and a cocked hat; he is holding a cane in his right hand. In the left background is a horse and groom.

Object details

Categories
Royalty
Portraits
Uniform
Prints
Object type
Portrait print
TitleHis Most Gracious Majesty King George the Third (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Stipple and line engraving on paper
Printing Ink
Stipple Engraving
Line Engraving
Brief description
Benjamin Smith after William Beechey. Whole-length portrait of George III. Stipple and line engraving, 1804.
Physical description
Whole-length portrait, standing, turned to front and looking to left. The sitter is wearing military uniform and a cocked hat; he is holding a cane in his right hand. In the left background is a horse and groom.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 60.8cm
  • Sheet width: 42.6cm
Measured by SH 13/06/2011
Content description
Whole-length portrait.
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
'Painted by Sr. Wm. Beechey R.A. Engraved by Benjamin Smith. His Most Gracious Majesty King George the Third, This Print, Engraved from a Picture painted by Sr. William Beechey, in his Majesty's Collection, is most humbly Dedicated to Her Majesty by her Most Dutiful & Loyal Subjects J. & J. Boydell. Pub. Decr. 1, 1804, by J. & J. Boydell at the Shakespeare Gallery, Pall Mall & at 90, Cheapside, London.' (Lettered)
Credit line
Given by Dr. W. L. Hildburgh, F.S.A.
Subjects depicted
King
Uniform
Horse
Groom
George (III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, and King of Hanover)
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1936, London: Board of Education, 1937.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1251-1936

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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