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Richard Houston (1721-75)
[George III] c. 1772
Mezzotint with wash | 54.8 x 41.3 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 604355
![[George III]](https://col.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/374807-1365002381.jpg?itok=j6XTgpP8 "[George III]")
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Mezzotint of George III as king. Three quarter length with tied wig, plain tie, embroidered coat with Garter star, and sash over left shoulder. Seated with left hand on leg and right resting at hip, and with a tricorne and sword placed on a table to the left. Touched proof before lettering, with unfinished background darkened with wash, and uncleaned plate. For a later state see RCIN 604356.
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Mezzotint with wash
Measurements
54.8 x 41.3 cm (sheet of paper)
53.5 x 40.4 cm (platemark)
47.5 x 40.2 cm (image)
Category
Object type(s)
Other number(s)
O'D : O'Donoghue, F., 1908. Engraved British Portraits Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. Volume I-V, London – O'D (George III) 117JCS : British Mezzotinto Portraits / by John Chaloner Smith, London 1884 – JCS II, p.660: 43
