King George II
1 portrait on display in Room 11 at the National Portrait Gallery
King George II
by Thomas Hudson
oil on canvas, 1744
86 1/8 in. x 57 3/4 in. (2188 mm x 1467 mm)
Given by H.M. Office of Works, 1883
Primary Collection
NPG 670
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Artistback to top
- Thomas Hudson (1701-1779), Portrait painter and art collector. Artist associated with 181 portraits.
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Commissioned in 1744 by Lord Chief Justice Willes for the Court of Common Pleas.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Audio Guide
- Kerslake, John, Early Georgian Portraits, 1977, p. 91
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 240
- Williamson, David, The National Portrait Gallery: History of the Kings and Queens of England, 1998, p. 133
- Williamson, David, Kings and Queens, 2010, p. 132
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