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.
Explore the portrait of King George III and George Washington (NPG D48091) from all angles
by Charles Spooner, after Jeremiah Meyer
mezzotint, circa 1760-1767
NPG D33146
probably by John Raphael Smith, after Jeremiah Meyer
mezzotint, (circa 1760)
NPG D9255
King George III (The King's address to Parliament, 18 November 1760)
by Richard Houston, after Henry Robert Morland
mezzotint, published 1760
NPG D33163
by Richard Houston, after Henry Robert Morland
mezzotint, circa 1760
NPG D7994
by Richard Houston, after Henry Robert Morland
mezzotint, (circa 1760)
NPG D7995
after Unknown artist
mezzotint, late 18th century
NPG D7996
by Richard Houston, after Unknown artist
mezzotint, 1760-1767
NPG D7998
by Charles Spooner, published by Robert Sayer
mezzotint, 1761
NPG D33139
by James Macardell, after Jeremiah Meyer
mezzotint, published 1761
NPG D33147
by J. Simson, published by John Boydell, and published by Thomas Jefferys, after Jeremiah Meyer, after James Macardell
mezzotint, published 1761
NPG D33148
after Unknown artist
line engraving, 1761
NPG D33161
by William Woollett, after Allan Ramsay
line engraving, (circa 1762-1763)
NPG D31704
by William Woollett, after Allan Ramsay
line engraving, (circa 1762-1763)
NPG D33145
by and published by William Wynne Ryland, after Allan Ramsay
line engraving, published 1762
NPG D33149
by William Pether, published by Henry Parker, and published by Elizabeth Bakewell, and published by John Boydell, after Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 1 October 1762
NPG D9891
by William Pether, published by Henry Parker, and published by John Boydell, after Thomas Frye
mezzotint, published 1 October 1762
NPG D11286
after Unknown artist
mezzotint, 1765-1775
NPG D7997
by William Wynne Ryland, after Allan Ramsay
line engraving, published 1767
NPG D9649
King George III; John Ligonier, 1st Earl Ligonier
by and published by Peter Mazell, after David Morier
line engraving, published 1769
NPG D33166
by Unknown artist
ink, late 18th century
NPG D529
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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