King George III
1 portrait
King George III
studio of Sir William Beechey
oil on canvas, circa 1800 (1799-1800)
30 1/4 in. x 25 1/2 in. (768 mm x 648 mm)
Bequeathed by Lloyd Tyrell-Kenyon, 5th Baron Kenyon, 1994
Primary Collection
NPG 6250
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Sitterback to top
- King George III (1738-1820), Reigned 1760-1820. Sitter associated with 182 portraits.
Artistback to top
- Sir William Beechey (1753-1839), Portrait painter. Artist associated with 248 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
This portraitback to top
Oli on canvas, c. 1800; a replica from the head of the full-length portrait at Buckingham Palace painted by Beechey for George III in 1799-1800; the King is shown in the uniform of the General. Bequeathed in 19994 by Lord Kenyon, for many years chairman of the trustees of the National Portrait Gallery.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Holmes, Richard; Crane, David; Woof, Robert; Hebron, Stephen, Romantics and Revolutionaries: Regency portraits from the National Portrait Gallery, 2002, p. 83
- Ingamells, John, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, 2004, p. 194
- Ingamells, John, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, 2004, p. 368
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 241
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