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His Most Excellent Majesty George the Third by the grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c., &c., &c.,
Title
His Most Excellent Majesty George the Third [graphic] : by the grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c., &c., &c., / engraved by Willm. Skelton.
Published
[London] : Published Octr. 25th 1810 by W. Skelton, 1 Stafford Place, Pimlico, [25 October 1810]
Physical Description
1 print : engraving ; plate mark 50.7 x 36.8 cm, on sheet 57.1 x 43.2 cm
Notes
Title from caption below image.
Exhibited: "Illustrious Heads: Portrait Prints as History," at The Lewis Walpole Library, Farmington, CT, November 2010 - September 2011.
Provenance
Gift of Joseph Verner Reed (Yale 1926) to the Yale Library, 1958. Portions were transferred to Lewis Walpole Library 1960. For other items from this gift refer to Beinecke Library's GEN MSS 1000.
Summary
"Portrait of King George III after William Beechey; nearly half-length turned to front, the head to left, wearing cocked hat and uniform"--British Museum online catalogue.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 08, 2012
References
Catalogue of engraved British portraits preserved in the Department of prints and drawings in the British museum, v. 2, page 301
Genre/Form
Portrait prints.
Engravings - England - 1810.
Annotations (Provenance) - 18th century.
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