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Murphy, John (b.1748)
[George III and Queen Charlotte with their thirteen children] c. 1794
Mezzotint | 52.5 x 69.5 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 604689
![[George III and Queen Charlotte with their thirteen children]](https://col.rct.uk/sites/default/files/styles/rctr-scale-1300-500/public/collection-online/c/6/435282-1386846498.jpg?itok=evEGh8vO "[George III and Queen Charlotte with their thirteen children]")
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Mezzotint of George III as king and Queen Charlotte as queen. Whole length portrait of the King and Queen with their thirteen surviving children. George III, centre with tied wig, lace tie, and jacket with Garter star, seated beside the figure of Queen Charlotte with low gown, fur shawl, and full skirt. To the left of the King and Queen stand their six eldest sons: George IV, Prince Frederick Duke of York, William IV, Prince Edward Duke of Kent, Prince Ernst August Duke of Cumberland, and Prince Augustus Frederick Duke of Sussex. To the right are the princessess: Queen Charlotte of Württemberg, Princess Augusta Sophia, Princess Elizabeth, Princess Mary, and Princess Sophia, and their youngest son, Prince Adolphus Frederick Duke of Cambridge. Proof before inscriptions, for a later state see RCIN 604690. Borders trimmed.
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Mezzotint
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52.5 x 69.5 cm (sheet of paper)
48.0 x 65.0 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 (Groups) p.36JCS : British Mezzotinto Portraits / by John Chaloner Smith, London 1884 – JCS III, p.948: 15
