Georgius III. Rex Magnae Britanniae, Franciae et Hyberniae

After (?) Allan Ramsay British, Scottish

Sitter George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland British

1763–69

Not on view

Bust length profile portrait of King George III facing right, within an oval. Published in Augsburg by Haid. The image is broadly derived from a profile portrait of the king painted in the early 1760s, after which several prints were made (see MMA 61.524.17, engraved by William Woollett).

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Title: Georgius III. Rex Magnae Britanniae, Franciae et Hyberniae
Artist: After (?) Allan Ramsay (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1713–1784 Dover)
Publisher: Johann Jakob Haid (German, Kleineislingen 1704–1767 Augsburg)
Sitter: George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland (British, London 1738–1820 Windsor)
Published in: Augsburg
Date: 1763–69
Medium: Mezzotint
Dimensions: Plate: 15 9/16 × 10 5/16 in. (39.5 × 26.2 cm)
Sheet: 18 1/16 × 12 1/16 in. (45.8 × 30.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Leopold Heinemann, 1948
Object Number: 48.99.5
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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