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George the Third, King of Great Britain, &c. &c. &c.

Engraver William Woollett British
After Allan Ramsay British, Scottish
1763–64
Not on view
Half-length portrait in profile facing left, wearing a heavily ornamented coat decorated with flowers and leaves, a ribband and the Garter star pinned to his chest. The king holds a hat under his left arm and tucks his right hand into his boat. He wears a short wig (or powdered hair), tied at the back with a ribbon. Coat of arms below. The related painting is now at St. John's College, Oxford.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: George the Third, King of Great Britain, &c. &c. &c.
  • Engraver: William Woollett (British, Maidstone, Kent 1735–1785 London)
  • Artist: After Allan Ramsay (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1713–1784 Dover)
  • Sitter: George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland (British, London 1738–1820 Windsor)
  • Published in: London
  • Date: 1763–64
  • Medium: Etching and engraving; third state of three
  • Dimensions: Plate: 13 3/8 × 9 7/16 in. (34 × 24 cm)
    Sheet: 15 9/16 × 11 7/16 in. (39.6 × 29 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Nathan Chaikin, 1960
  • Object Number: 61.524.17
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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