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King George and Queen Charlotte (Projected Chimney Pieces for the Royal Society of Arts)

Artist and publisher James Barry Irish
1792
Not on view
At left, King George stands next to his throne, holding out a scroll labelled "A Bill for the Independence of the Judges." Courtiers watch at left. At right, Queen Charlotte receives a decorated sheet from two women and two children, placing a hand on the shoulder of one child. Both scenes have oval frames adorned with leaves and flowers with lions and unicorns lying below. The edges of other paintings that Barry painted for the Society of Arts's Great Room appear at left and right.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: King George and Queen Charlotte (Projected Chimney Pieces for the Royal Society of Arts)
  • Series/Portfolio: A Series of Etchings by James Barry, Esq. from his Original and Justly Celebrated Paintings, in the Great Room of the Society of Arts
  • Artist and publisher: James Barry (Irish, Cork 1741–1806 London)
  • Sitter: Charlotte, Queen of England (1744–1818)
  • Sitter: George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland (British, London 1738–1820 Windsor)
  • Date: 1792
  • Medium: Etching and engraving with open bite; fourth state of five
  • Dimensions: Plate: 16 13/16 × 20 3/8 in. (42.7 × 51.7 cm)
    Sheet: 17 3/4 × 23 1/2 in. (45.1 × 59.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1967
  • Object Number: 1970.652.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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