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1 of 253523 objects
Style of David Morier (1705?-70)
George II (1683-1760), traditionally identified as c.1740-1816
Oil on canvas | 126.7 x 102.1 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 404823
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The sitter for this portrait is seen riding to the right on a grey horse, wearing the ribbon and star of St. Esprit over a cuirass and holding a baton covered with fleur-de-lys; beyond him, a review of cavalry, with two mounted officers in the middle distance.
Provenance
Probably acquired by George IV in 1818; recorded in store at Carlton House in 1819 (no 358); taken to Cumberland Lodge at Windsor in 1823
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
126.7 x 102.1 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
145.7 x 120.7 x 6.9 cm (frame, external)
Other number(s)
OM add-Morier
