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Description: | Oil on canvas. King George III is seen on a white horse in the centre of this composition, lifting his hat. The other sitters (from left to right) are the Duke of Cumberland, the Prince of Wales, Charles Stanhope, third Earl of Harrington, the Duke of York, the Duke of Kent and Colonel Havilland Le Mesurier. Beyond them, the volunteer troops are lined up for inspection.
It is not known whether the artist Robert Ker Porter ever exhibited the original painting of ‘King George III Inspecting the Volunteers’. However, it would have been widely-known through this print, engraved by Samuel William Reynolds and published in 1800. The original painting by Porter may be the painted version in the Government Art Collection (GAC 13337). However, there are minor differences between the GAC painting and the engraving and these differences, along with the fact that the painting is monochrome, may indicate that the GAC painting was in fact made in preparation for a larger work, which is now untraced. | Subjects: | horseback parade soldier King George III group portrait military uniform horse king boots bayonet man sword | Source: | Government Art Collection | Creator: | Robert Ker Porter | Identifier: | http://www.gac.culture.gov.uk/work.aspx?... | Go to resource |
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