George III and the Three Graces

Publisher John Boydell British
1760–1800
Not on view
The Three Graces stand on a dais between fluted columns admiring a portrait of George III propped on an easel being painted by a putto. The subject wearing Garter robes and a queue wig. Above, a flying cherub holds a bust portrait of the same subject. The image is framed by a simulated stone oval within a rectangle.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: George III and the Three Graces
  • Artist: James Gwim (Irish, Kildare ca. 1700–1769 London)
  • Publisher: John Boydell (British, Dorrington, Shropshire 1720–1804 London)
  • Sitter: (?) George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland (British, London 1738–1820 Windsor)
  • Date: 1760–1800
  • Medium: Etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 8 11/16 × 12 3/8 in. (22.1 × 31.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1962
  • Object Number: 62.602.678
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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