George III
1783
Benjamin West
Benjamin West (American, 1738–1820)
American Painting and Sculpture
George III, 1783. Benjamin West (American, 1738–1820). Oil on canvas; framed: 152 x 127 x 9.5 cm (59 13/16 x 50 x 3 3/4 in.); unframed: 126.5 x 101 cm (49 13/16 x 39 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. Robbins 1952.17 Over the king's shoulder is a cape trimmed with ermine, a fur associated with royalty.
- Maker/Artist
- West, Benjamin
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Framed: 152 x 127 x 9.5 cm (59 13/16 x 50 x 3 3/4 in.); Unframed: 126.5 x 101 cm (49 13/16 x 39 3/4 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Signed lower right: "B. West. 17[?]3"
- Departments
- American Painting and Sculpture
- Accession Number
- 1952.17
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. Robbins
- Exhibitions
- Heritage Kingston, The Dye is Now Cast, 1774 - 1776, Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum, London, The Royal Academy of Arts, (1783 (73?)). see Algernon Graves, The Royal Academy of Arts: A Complete Dictionary of Contributors and Their Work from its Foundation in 1769 to 1904; see von Erffa and Staley's entry on painting for citation; if 1783, no. 73, p. 214., <em>The Inaugural Exhibition</em>, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (6 June - 20 September 1916). listed p. 44, cat. no. 163, mistitled Portrait of the Duke of York., <em>Heritage Kingston</em>, Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario (3 June - 28 October 1973). cat. no. 26, pp. 34-35, illus. p. 34., <em> "The Dye is Now Cast" The Road to American Independence, 1774-1776,</em> The National Portrait Gallery, Washington, D.C. (19 April - 16 November 1975). cat. no. 92, illus. p. 146., <em>The World Turned Upside Down</em>, Yorktown Victory Center, Yorktown, VA (9 May - 31 December 1981)., <em>British New York 1664-1783</em>, Museum of the City of New York, New York (15 April - 27 November 1983). illus. inside pamphlet in color.
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 204 Colonial American
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