Portrait of George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland
Date
1746
Sitter
George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland (1660 - 1727, German)
Creator
Jacobus Houbraken (1698 - 1780, Dutch) , Engraver
After
Godfrey Kneller (1646 - 1723, British) , Painter
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 340mm
width (print): 205mm
width (print): 205mm
Description
Half-length portrait of King George I in his state robes. His portrait appears within an oval frame surrounded by ornamental plant forms. A group of three allegorical female figures is seen below in another oval frame. The state crown resting on a cushion separates the two frames.
Inscribed below: ‘G. Kneller pinxit./At Kensington Palace./Impensis J & P Knapton, Londini./J Houbraken sculps. Amst. 1746.’
George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland (1660 – 1727) was elected a Royal Patron of the Royal Society in 1727.
Inscribed below: ‘G. Kneller pinxit./At Kensington Palace./Impensis J & P Knapton, Londini./J Houbraken sculps. Amst. 1746.’
George I, King of Great Britain and Ireland (1660 – 1727) was elected a Royal Patron of the Royal Society in 1727.