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Attributed to David Morier (1705?-70)
George II (1683-1760) c.1740-70
Oil on canvas | 50.8 x 40.8 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 401538
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Morier was a Swiss military and sporting painter who started working for William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-65) in 1747, when he painted a series of pictures of troops under his command. From 1752 until 1764 he was employed as ‘limner’ (painter) to the Duke on an annual salary of £100; his name also appears regularly in Royal accounts from 1764 to 1767. This depiction of George II dates from c. 1755 and is of an otherwise unknown design.
Provenance
Acquired by George IV in 1811; recorded in the Armory at Carlton House in 1816 (no 460 ) and 1819 (no 502)
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
50.8 x 40.8 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
57.9 x 48.1 x 2.6 cm (frame, external)
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