King George III (1738-1820)
studio of Gainsborough Dupont (bap.1754 - London 1797)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1794 (after)
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
2362 x 1422 mm (93 x 56 in)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1180952
Caption
This painting is probably a studio copy of Gainsborough Dupont’s portrait of George III in the Royal Collection, which is thought to have been exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1794. According to the landscape painter and diarist, Joseph Farington, the king thought that Dupont’s portrait of him was ‘the best likeness that had been painted’. The Powis version was reputedly given by George III to Lord Sidmouth, who bequeathed it to Edward, 2nd Earl of Powis in 1844.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, King George III (1738-1820), studio of Gainsborough Dupont (1754 – London 1797). A full-length portrait of King George III in scarlet robes with ermine coat. After the original by Dupont in the Royal Collection, which was painted 1793-4 and was probably displayed at the Royal Academy in 1794.
Provenance
Apparently given by the King to Henry Addington, 1st Viscount, who bequeathed it to the 2nd Lord Powis in 1844. Brought to Powis Castle from Walcot Hall in 1930. Accepted by HM Treasury on 21st March, 1963 in lieu of tax and conveyed to National Trust ownership on 29th November 1963.
Credit line
Powis Castle, The Powis Collection (National Trust)
Marks and inscriptions
Verso: according to the label, given by the king to Lord Sidmouth, who bequeathed it to the 2nd Lord Powis in 1844.
Makers and roles
studio of Gainsborough Dupont (bap.1754 - London 1797), artist after Thomas Gainsborough RA (Sudbury 1727 - London 1788), artist