Lot 163: JOHN SHACKLETON FL. 1742 - 1767 PORTRAIT OF KING GEORGE III

full length, wearing Garter robes, the Orb and Sceptre on a table to his left.

oil on canvas, in a fine contemporary carved wood frame

PROVENANCE

Probably presented to George Fermor, 2nd Earl of Pomfret (1722-1785), who became a Lord of the Bedchamber to George III in 1763
LITERATURE AND REFERENCES

Geroge Baker, The History and Antiquities of the County of Northamptonshire, 1838, part IV p.145 "King George III, when young, in robes, full length, Ramsay";
F 1910 p.30, hanging in the Corridor;
EN 1923, p.11, item 6, £300, in the Picture Gallery;
AP 1927, p.15, item 5, £300, in the Picture Gallery
CATALOGUE NOTE

John Shackleton was appointed principal painter-in-ordinary to George II on 7th March 1749, succeeding William Kent. He continued in office under George III and was paid for portraits of the King and Queen until 1765-6.

Another version of this portrait was owned by Sir Benjamin Hammett and was presented by him to the Market Trust in Taunton in December 1792 as by Hoppner (see John Ingamells, Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760 - 1790, 2004, p.200). A copy belongs to Fife Council.

211 by 151cm.; 83 by 59 1/2 in.