King George III
(1738-1820), Reigned 1760-1820Mid-Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 194 portraits
Eldest son of Frederick, Prince of Wales, the first Hanoverian King to be born and bred in England. His reign from 1760 was one of the longest and most eventful in modern times. Although plagued by apparent bouts of insanity, he maintained a meticulous personal interest in government until 1811, when the Regency began. A patron of the arts and sciences, he amassed an extensive library and fostered an interest in agriculture. His obstinate attitude towards the demands of the American colonies led to the loss of these territories and the close of the first British Empire. In the last ten years of his life his health deteriorated further and he suffered chronic mania, blindness and deafness.
Explore the portrait of King George III and George Washington (NPG D48091) from all angles
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 28 March 1788
NPG D12393
Portraits of their Majesty's & the Royal Family Viewing the Exhibition of the Royal Academy 1789
by Pietro Antonio Martini, after Johann Heinrich Ramberg
etching, published 1789
NPG D21303
'France freedom Britain slavery'
by James Gillray, published by James Aitken
hand-coloured etching, published 28 July 1789
NPG D12406
King George IV; King George III; Frederick, Duke of York and Albany
by C. Tomkins
etching, circa 1790s
NPG D33138
by C. Tomkins
hand-coloured etching, circa 1790s
NPG D15095
by Georg Siegmund Facius, by Johann Gottlieb Facius, published by Molteno, Colnaghi & Co, after William Berczy
stipple engraving, published 1791
NPG D33151
'Wierd sisters; ministers of darkness; minions of the moon'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 23 December 1791
NPG D12436
'Taming of the shrew : - Katharine & Petruchio : - the modern Quixotte, or what you will'
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 20 April 1791
NPG D12416
'A uniform whig' (King George III; Edmund Burke)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 16 November 1791
NPG D12431
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 22 November 1791
NPG D12432
'Frying sprats, toasting muffins' (Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; King George III)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 28 November 1791
NPG D12433
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 19 July 1791
NPG D13074
'A Connoisseur examining a Cooper' (Oliver Cromwell (in portrait); King George III)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured stipple engraving, published 18 June 1792
NPG D12459
'Anti-saccharrites, - or - John Bull and his family leaving off the use of sugar'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 27 March 1792
NPG D12446
'Patriots amusing themselves; - or - Swedes practising at a post'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 19 April 1792
NPG D12449
'Scotch Harry's news; - or - nincumpoop in high glee'
by James Gillray, published by James Aitken
hand-coloured etching, published 23 May 1792
NPG D12455
'Vices overlook'd in the new proclamation'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 24 May 1792
NPG D12456
'The fall of the Wolsey of the woolsack'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 24 May 1792
NPG D12457
'Temperance enjoying a frugal meal' (Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; King George III)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured stipple, published 28 July 1792
NPG D12461
'Taking physick: - or - the news of shooting the King of Sweden!'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 11 April 1792
NPG D13010
King George III ('The French invasion; - or - John Bull, bombarding the bum-boats')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 5 November 1793
NPG D13016
'Presentation of the Mahometan credentials - or - the final resource of French atheists'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 26 December 1793
NPG D13018
after Unknown artist
mezzotint, published 1794
NPG D7999
King George III ('A peep over the garden wall in Berkeley Square')
by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching, published 17 March 1794
NPG D9760
by James Gillray, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 1 January 1794
NPG D12483
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 10 February 1794
NPG D12484
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 24 January 1795
NPG D12515
'Affability' (Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz; King George III)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 10 February 1795
NPG D12518
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 18 May 1795
NPG D12523
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 November 1795
NPG D12543
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 21 November 1795
NPG D12548
The Marriage of his Serene Highness the Prince of Wirtemburg, to the Princess Royal of England
published by Robert Laurie, published by James Whittle
mezzotint, published 7 August 1797
NPG D8015
The Marriage of his Serene Highness the Prince of Wirtemburg, to the Princess Royal of England
published by Robert Laurie, published by James Whittle
mezzotint, published 7 August 1797
NPG D39267
by Unknown artist
bronze medal, 1797
NPG D7036
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 18 May 1797
NPG D12613
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 June 1797
NPG D12615
by Isaac Cruikshank, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 20 May 1797
NPG D15555
by and published by William Bromley, after Edward Francisco Burney, after Agostino Carlini
stipple engraving, published 20 November 1798, based on a work of 1769
NPG D33167
by Thomas Rowlandson, published by James Whittle
hand-coloured etching, published 1 February 1799
NPG D12677
by E. Bocquet, published by Sherwood, Neely & Jones, after Allan Ramsay
stipple engraving, early 19th century
NPG D36707
Related People
- Prince Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge (son)
- Prince Alfred (son)
- Princess Amelia (daughter)
- Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of Wales (mother)
- Princess Augusta Charlotte, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttell (sister)
- Caroline Wilhelmina of Brandenburg-Ansbach (grandmother)
- Caroline Matilda, Queen of Denmark (sister)
- Charlotte Augusta Matilda, Princess Royal (daughter)
- Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (wife)
- Edward Augustus, Duke of York and Albany (brother)
- Princess Elizabeth, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg (daughter)
- Princess Elizabeth Caroline (sister)
- Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover (son)
- Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales (father)
- Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (brother)
- Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (son)
- King George II (grandfather)
- King George IV (son)
- Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (son)
- Princess Louisa Anne (sister)
- Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester (daughter)
- Prince Octavius (son)
- Princess Augusta Sophia (daughter)
- Princess Sophia (daughter)
- Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (son)
- Queen Victoria (granddaughter)
- Prince William Henry, 1st Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (brother)
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