King George III when Prince of Wales
1 portrait of King George III
© National Portrait Gallery, London
King George III when Prince of Wales
by John Faber Jr, printed for Thomas Bowles Jr, printed for John Bowles, printed for Carington Bowles, after Richard Wilson
mezzotint, 1751
12 3/4 in. x 8 7/8 in. (324 mm x 225 mm) plate size; 13 1/2 in. x 9 5/8 in. (343 mm x 244 mm) paper size
Acquired, 1868
Reference Collection
NPG D7992
Sitterback to top
- King George III (1738-1820), Reigned 1760-1820. Sitter associated with 194 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- Carington Bowles (1724-1793), Printseller. Artist or producer associated with 100 portraits.
- John Bowles (1701?-1779), Printseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 118 portraits.
- Thomas Bowles Jr (1689 or 1690?-1767), Printseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 37 portraits.
- John Faber Jr (circa 1695-1756), Engraver and portrait and miniature painter. Artist or producer associated with 818 portraits.
- Richard Wilson (1714-1782), Landscape painter. Artist or producer associated with 6 portraits, Sitter associated with 8 portraits.
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (Black Horse in Cornhill, London)
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, London (St Paul's Churchyard)
Events of 1751back to top
Current affairs
Frederick, Prince of Wales dies and is succeeded by his son, later George III, as Prince of Wales.Third Gin Act requires government inspection of distilleries and restricts sales to licensed premises in an effort to curtail consumption.
Art and science
Thomas Gray publishes his poem Elegy written in a Country Church Yard.Philosopher David Hume publishes An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals.
Eliza Haywood publishes her novel The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless.
William Hogarth publishes his satirical engravings Beer-Street, Gin Lane and The Four Stages of Cruelty.
International
Robert Clive reopens hostilities with the French in India. He prevails after holding out during the siege of Arcot.First part of the Encyclopédie - an innovative 28 volume encyclopedia which represented the dominant strains of Enlightenment thinking - is published in France, edited by Diderot.
Swedish chemist Alex Cronstedt identifies nickel as an impurity in copper ore as a separate metallic element.
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