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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by Joseph Constantine Stadler, published by Colnaghi & Co, after Charles or Carl or Christian Rosenberg
coloured aquatint, published 22 January 1812 (1811)
NPG D15795
by Benjamin Smith, published by John Boydell, after Sir William Beechey
stipple engraving, published 2 March 1812
NPG D18949
by Anthony Cardon, published by Colnaghi & Co, published by and after Henry Edridge
stipple engraving, published March 1812 (January 1803)
NPG D19278
by Wilson Lowry, after Matthew Cotes Wyatt
etching, 1817
NPG D10803
by Edward A. Smith, published by Nuttall, Fisher & Dixon
line engraving, published February 1818
NPG D16161
King George III with horse Adonis
by Henry Bone, after James Ward, after Sir William Beechey
pencil drawing squared in ink for transfer, 1819
NPG D17389
by Joseph Constantine Stadler, published by Colnaghi & Co, after Charles or Carl or Christian Rosenberg
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 1819 (1811)
NPG D10995
by Samuel William Reynolds, after John Bacon the Elder
mezzotint, 1820 (1778)
NPG D9206
by James Godby, after and published by Robert Bowyer
stipple and line engraving, published 1820 (1810)
NPG D33157
by Thomas Illman, printed and published by E. Cartwright & Co, after William Derby
stipple engraving, published 1820
NPG D33158
published by Robert Cribb & Son, published by Robert Cooper, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving and etching, published 1820
NPG D33160
published by Robert Cribb & Son, published by Robert Cooper, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving and etching, published 1820
NPG D33159
by Henry Meyer, published by Effingham Wilson
mixed-method engraving, published 8 February 1820 (1817)
NPG D10680
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and King George III ('Shield of Wellington: centre piece')
by and published by Thomas Stothard
etching, published 1820
NPG D37616
by Unknown artist, published by Thomas Dolby
hand-coloured etching, published circa 1820
NPG D48670
by and published by Charles Turner, after Unknown artist
mixed-method engraving, published 1 March 1820
NPG D16056
by J. Gear, and by L.W. Gear, after Princess Elizabeth, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg
engraving with ink, published 1820 (1781)
NPG D542
by and published by Charles Turner, after Unknown artist
mixed-method engraving, published 1 March 1820
NPG D8001
by Samuel William Reynolds
mezzotint, published 24 February 1820
NPG D8002
by Samuel William Reynolds
mezzotint, published 24 February 1820
NPG D8003
by and published by Samuel William Reynolds, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, published 24 February 1820
NPG D8067
published by Thomas Kelly, after Jeremiah Meyer
stipple engraving, published 7 February 1820
NPG D15804
A Tribute of Respect to his late Majesty King George the Third
by G. Murray, by W. Morrison, published by Robert Bowyer, after Thomas Stothard, after James Stephanoff
stipple and line engraving, published 1822
NPG D33165
My Father's Ghost - or - A Voice from the Grave
published by George Sparks
hand-coloured etching, published circa April 1829
NPG D48749
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published April 1829
NPG D48756
by William Daniell, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
soft-ground etching, published 1854
NPG D12067
by William Daniell, after Nathaniel Dance (later Sir Nathaniel Holland, Bt)
soft-ground etching, published 1854
NPG D12112
published by John Player & Sons, after a portrait attributed to the studio of Allan Ramsay
colour relief halftone cigarette card, 1935
NPG D48150
King George III; George Washington
designed by Michael Abberley, manufactured by Doulton & Co Ltd
coloured and glazed earthenware, 1985
NPG D48091
by Richard Houston, published by Robert Sayer, and published by Elizabeth Bakewell, and published by Henry Parker, after Henry Robert Morland
mezzotint, circa 1760
NPG D20037
King George III when Prince of Wales
by William Wynne Ryland, after Allan Ramsay
line engraving, published 1761
NPG D1895
published by James Birchall
stipple engraving, published 1 December 1783
NPG D19424
by William Say, published by T. Clay, after James Northcote
mezzotint, published 1811
NPG D11319
by Samuel William Reynolds
mezzotint, published 24 February 1820
NPG D19377
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- 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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