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.
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King George III ('Our Sovereign Lord the King')
by and published by Robert Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 19 May 1800
NPG D47131
after Unknown artist
stipple engraving and etching printed in colours, early 19th century
NPG D18601
by Henry Bone, after Sir William Beechey
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1801 (1800)
NPG D17381
'Integrity retiring from office!'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 24 February 1801
NPG D12756
by Francesco Bartolozzi, published by George Riley, after Richard Collins, and after Richard Corbould
stipple engraving, published 1802
NPG D33152
'The first kiss this ten years! - or - the meeting of Britannia and Citizen François'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, soft-ground etching and aquatint, published 1 January 1803
NPG D12797
'The King of Brobdingnag, and Gulliver' (Napoléon Bonaparte; King George III)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 26 June 1803
NPG D12815
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 20 July 1803
NPG D12818
'John Bull and the alarmist' (Richard Brinsley Sheridan; King George III?)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 September 1803
NPG D12821
by Benjamin Smith, published by John Boydell, and published by Josiah Boydell, after Sir William Beechey
stipple engraving, published 1 December 1804
NPG D33154
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 20 November 1804
NPG D12833
'The King of Brobdingnag and Gulliver'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and engraving, published 10 February 1804
NPG D13104
'L'assemblée nationale: - or - grand cooperation meeting at St Ann's Hill'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 18 June 1804
NPG D13107
'St George and the dragon' (Britannia; Napoléon Bonaparte; King George III)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 2 August 1805
NPG D13111
by Charles Williams, published by Elizabeth Walker
hand-coloured etching, published October 1806
NPG D46026
by Charles Williams, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published March 1806
NPG D47472
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 5 April 1806
NPG D12863
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching, published 20 April 1807
NPG D32279
The Protestant St George too much for All the Tallons, or the Beast with seven heads
by Isaac Cruikshank, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 4 April 1807
NPG D47473
by James Sayers, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching and aquatint, published 4 June 1807
NPG D9655
'A kick at the Broad-Bottoms! - i.e. - emancipation of "All the Talents &c"'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 23 March 1807
NPG D12887
'The pigs possessed: - or - the Broad Bottom'd litter running headlong into ye sea of perdition'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 18 April 1807
NPG D12888
'British tars, towing the Danish fleet into harbour'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 October 1807
NPG D12896
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 20 April 1807
NPG D13044
Political Quadrille - the Game Up
by Charles Williams, published by Elizabeth Walker
hand-coloured etching, published August 1808
NPG D48870
'Patriotic-petitions on the convention'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published circa October 1808
NPG D12914
'The Spanish-bull-fight, - or - the Corsican-matador in danger -'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 11 July 1808
NPG D13046
'An old English-gentleman pester'd by servants wanting places'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 16 May 1809
NPG D12922
by James Heath, after Matthew Cotes Wyatt
line and stipple engraving, published 1809
NPG D18598
by and published by William Skelton, after Sir William Beechey
line engraving, published 25 October 1810
NPG D33156
by James Fittler, after Allan Ramsay
line engraving, published 1810
NPG D33162
by and published by Robert Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 25 October 1810
NPG D10723
by Robert Dighton
print, published 25 October 1810
NPG D8193
by and published by Robert Dighton
hand-coloured etching, published 25 October 1810
NPG D13477
by Henry Bone, after Jean Etienne Liotard
pen and ink, 1811 (1759)
NPG D17673
by Samuel Freeman, published by Edward Baines, after Alfred Edward Chalon
stipple engraving, published 30 June 1811
NPG D36706
by George Clint, published by Richard Lambe, after Thomas Stewardson
mezzotint, published 20 July 1811
NPG D18973
by George Clint, after Thomas Stewardson
mezzotint, published 20 July 1811
NPG D8004
by Benjamin Smith, published by John Boydell, after Sir William Beechey
stipple engraving, published 2 March 1812
NPG D33155
by Joseph Constantine Stadler, published by Colnaghi & Co, after Charles or Carl or Christian Rosenberg
hand-coloured aquatint, published 1812 (1811)
NPG D10991
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- Henry Frederick, Duke of Cumberland and Strathearn (brother)
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