Coronation Portrait of George III is a portrait painting of 1762 by the Scottish artist Allan Ramsay depicting the British monarch George III in his coronation robes.[1] George's coronation had taken place on 22 September 1761 at Westminster Abbey, where he was crowned alongside his wife Queen Charlotte. The new king had inherited the crown from his grandfather George II in 1760 at the age of 22.[2]
| Coronation Portrait of George III | |
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| Artist | Allan Ramsay |
| Year | 1762 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 249 cm × 163 cm (98.2 in × 64.2 in) |
| Location | Buckingham Palace, London |
Ramsay was a notable portraitist and in 1761 was appointed Principal Painter in Ordinary to the monarch, a position he held until his death in 1784 when he was succeeded by Joshua Reynolds.[3] He was working on this portrait from December 1761 and had finished by March 1762.[4] It is a popular image of George III, widely used in his lifetime and beyond. Today versions of it are in the Royal Collection and the National Portrait Gallery.[5][6] Ramsay also painted a similar work showing Queen Charlotte in her coronation robes. His depiction of the King was widely copied and featured in a number of works across the British Empire, including the American colonies. The original work is today in the Green Drawing Room of Buckingham Palace.[7]
See also
edit- Portrait of George III, an 1809 portrait by Thomas Lawrence of the monarch dressed for the King's Speech
References
edit- ^ Ingamells p. 196
- ^ Black p. 51
- ^ Black p. 166
- ^ https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portraitExtended/mw02455/King-George-III?
- ^ https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw02455/King-George-III#:~:text=Issued%20by%20the%20talented%20Scottish,coronation%20on%2022%20September%201761.
- ^ https://www.rct.uk/collection/405307/george-iii-1738-1820
- ^ https://www.rct.uk/collection/405307/george-iii-1738-1820#:~:text=His%20coronation%20took%20place%20on,George%20III%27s%20tutor%20and%20mentor.
Bibliography
edit- Black, Jeremy. George III: America's Last King. Yale University Press, 2008.
- Ingamells, John. National Portrait Gallery Mid-Georgian Portraits, 1760–1790. National Portrait Gallery, 2004.
External links
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Media related to George III in Coronation Robes by Allan Ramsay at Wikimedia Commons
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