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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after Unknown artist
mezzotint, late 18th century
NPG D8005
by Unknown artist
etching, late 18th century
NPG D18599
after Johan Joseph Zoffany
mezzotint, (1771)
NPG D8000
by Robert Laurie, published by Robert Sayer, after Johan Joseph Zoffany
mezzotint, published 1773
NPG D33142
by Robert Laurie, published by Robert Sayer, after Johan Joseph Zoffany
mezzotint, published 1773
NPG D33143
by John Keyse Sherwin, after James Cox
line engraving, published 1774
NPG D16421
by William Walker, published by George Kearsley
etching, published 1777
NPG D16154
by James Gillray, published by W. Renegal
hand-coloured etching, published 15 May 1780
NPG D12284
by William Dickinson, by Thomas Watson, after Sir Joshua Reynolds
mezzotint, published 1781
NPG D33153
by Thomas Rowlandson, published by I. Jones
hand-coloured etching, published 10 December 1781
NPG D12289
by Richard Godfrey, after Richard Livesay, after Thomas Gainsborough
stipple engraving printed in colours, (1781)
NPG D18600
'Rodney introducing de Grasse'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 7 June 1782
NPG D12306
by James Gillray, published by William Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published circa June 1782
NPG D12324
'A warm birth for the old administration'
by James Gillray, published by William Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and engraving, published 2 April 1783
NPG D12332
'A block for the wigs - or, the new state whirligig'
by James Gillray, published by William Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 5 May 1783
NPG D12340
'A sun setting in a fog; with the old Hanover hack descending' (Charles James Fox; King George III)
by James Gillray, possibly published by John Williams
hand-coloured etching, published 3 June 1783
NPG D12992
Margaret Nicholson; King George III
by Unknown artist, published by Samuel William Fores
etching, published 5 August 1786
NPG D33164
published by Carington Bowles, after Robert Dighton
hand-coloured mezzotint, circa 1786
NPG D47049
'A ministerial fact; or, a squib of the first day' (Charles James Fox; King George III)
by Unknown artist, published by William Holland
hand-coloured etching, published 2 August 1786
NPG D12318
by Unknown artist, published by Samuel William Fores
etching, published 5 August 1786
NPG D12352
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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