Studio of Allan Ramsay (1713-1784)

Portrait of King George III, full-length, in robes of state, in an interior

Details

Studio of Allan Ramsay (1713-1784)
Portrait of King George III, full-length, in robes of state, in an interior
with typed inscription 'THIRD DAY'S SALE/FRIDAY, JANUARY 23rd, AT 12 O'CLOCK/OIL PAINTINGS, WATER-COLOURS, ETC./IMPORTANT OIL PAINTINGS FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE MARQUIS OF ORMONDE, KILKENNY CASTLE/1838 Do.- Full-length portrait of George III, 98" x 65" Sir Thomas/Lawrence' (on an old label on the reverse)
oil on canvas
98 x 64½ in. (248.7 x 163.9 cm.)
unframed

Provenance

James, 1st Marquis of Ormonde (1777-1838), Kilkenny Castle.

Lot Essay

This portrait is a version of the prime original in the Royal Collection (see O. Millar, Later Georgian Pictures in the Collection of her Majesty the Queen, London, I, 1969, no. 996). Many versions of this portrait and its pendant were painted to satisfy the demand from the King's and Queen's friends and relations, official institutions, fellow sovereigns and the King's represenatives overseas.

Kilkenny Castle boasted one of the most extensive collections of historical portraits in Ireland.

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