Paintings
George III
Painting
Details
- Author / creator
- Benjamin West (American, born The Thirteen Colonies, 1738–1820)
- Object type
- Painting
- Date or period
- 1783
- Dimensions summary
- Framed: 152 × 127 × 9.5 cm; Unframed: 126.5 × 101 cm
- Support
- Canvas
- Paint medium
- Oil
- Place of origin
- United States
- Acquisition method
- Donation
- Credit line
- Gift of Miss Dorothy Cardew, 1952
About this object
King George III commissioned more than 80 paintings from West, including this portrait that celebrates his military leadership by presenting him in a suit of armor. Such an image likely was intended to bolster George III's reputation, which had been tarnished the previous year when he was forced to formally recognize American independence.
Materials and technique
Oil on canvas
Signature and marks
Signed lower right: "B. West. 17[?]3"
