George III

Cleveland Museum of Art

George III

Benjamin WestLinkedCulture matchlcp-984bb5a6188c

Date
1783
Medium
oil on canvas
Culture
America
Department
American Painting and Sculpture
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
129300

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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. Over the king's shoulder is a cape trimmed with ermine, a fur associated with royalty.

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Credit line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. Robbins
Provenance
1910: Dr. T. Fisher, Sidcup, Kent, England | (S.T. Smith & Son, London, England) | 1914: (Vose Gallery, Boston, MA) | 1919: Otto Miller, Cleveland, OH | Elsa Woolworth Miller, Cleveland, OH | October 14, 1944: (Sale: Kende Galleries at Gimbel Brothers, New York, October 14, 1944) | -1952: Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. Robbins, Shaker Heights, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1952-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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