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Richard Houston (1721-75)
George the Third King of Great Britain, &c, &c c.1760-80
Mezzotint | 32.2 x 23.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 604523
Richard Houston (1721-75)
George the Third King of Great Britain, &c, &c c.1760-80
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Mezzotint of George III and king. Bust length in profile left, with tied wig, laurel wreath, armour, and sash over right shoulder. Within a circular border and with English inscription below. Cut down. Portrait after a coronation medal. Second state, for first state see RCIN 604522.
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Medium and techniques
Mezzotint
Measurements
32.2 x 23.5 cm (sheet of paper)
27.7 x 22.6 cm (image)
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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) 133JCS : British Mezzotinto Portraits / by John Chaloner Smith, London 1884 – JCS II, p.660: 44
