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Description: | Engraving and mezzotint . The Prince of Wales, on horseback, raises a sabre in his right hand. Beside him King George III is mounted on a white stallion, wearing military uniform and a cocked hat. The King gestures towards the lines of cavalry riding past to left and looks towards the Duke of York and Generals Fawcett and Dundas, on horseback behind him. Major Goldsworthy, equerry (an assistant) to the Prince of Wales, is dismounted in the foreground.
After showing George III a sketch of the King reviewing the household troops in Hyde Park, William Beechey was commissioned to paint a large-scale oil painting of the scene. The King commanded that the painting (which measured 14 x 17 feet) was to be exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1798. Beechey worked feverishly to finish it in time and negotiated an extension to the deadline for submission. Sadly, the work was destroyed when fire spread through Windsor Castle in November 1992. | Subjects: | group portrait military uniform horse King epaulettes royal review horseback soldier Duke of York and Albany | Sir William Fawcett | Sir David Dundas | Philip Goldsworthy royal portrait saddle King George III | King George IV | Prince Frederick boots sword | Temporal: | 1799 | Source: | Government Art Collection | Creator: | James Ward (Engraver) | Identifier: | http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/work.aspx?... | Go to resource |
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