Thursday, January 10, 2019

18th-century Paintings Collected by George III, part one

Benjamin West
Apotheosis of Prince Octavius
1783
oil on canvas
(commissioned by George III -
to memorialize the deaths of his two youngest sons)
Royal Collection. Great Britain

Benjamin West
The Oath of Hannibal
1770
oil on canvas
(commissioned by George III)
Royal Collection. Great Britain

Benjamin West
Death of Epaminondas
1773
oil on canvas
(commissioned by George III)
Royal Collection. Great Britain

Pietro Longhi
Blind Man's Buff
1744
oil on panel
(acquired by George III from the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul at Venice)
Royal Collection. Great Britain

Pietro Longhi
The Married Couple's Breakfast
1744
oil on panel
(acquired by George III from the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul at Venice)
Royal Collection. Great Britain

Johan Zoffany
Mr Cuff (Fleet Street optician)
1772
oil on canvas
(commissioned by George III)
Royal Collection. Great Britain

Sebastiano Ricci
Juxtaposed Heads of Two Men (Scribe or Pharisee and Apostle)
ca. 1725-30
oil on canvas
(acquired by George III from the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul at Venice)
Royal Collection. Great Britain

Sebastiano Ricci after Paolo Veronese
The Finding of Moses
ca. 1720-25
oil on canvas
(acquired by George III from the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul at Venice)
Royal Collection. Great Britain

Marco Ricci
Moses and the Miracle of the Rock
ca. 1716-20
oil on canvas
(acquired by George III from the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul at Venice)
Royal Collection. Great Britain

Antonio Balestra
The Centaur Chiron receiving the infant Achilles
ca. 1710-20
oil on canvas
(acquired by George III on the London art market)
Royal Collection. Great Britain

Antonio Balestra
Vulcan giving Thetis the armour for Achilles 
ca. 1710-20
oil on canvas
(acquired by George III on the London art market)
Royal Collection. Great Britain

Jens Juel
Portrait of Louisa Augusta, Duchess of Augustenburg
1784
oil on canvas
(presented to George III)
Royal Collection. Great Britain

Jens Juel
Portrait of Frederik VI, King of Denmark
1784
oil on canvas
(presented to George III)
Royal Collection. Great Britain

Antonio Visentini and Francesco Zuccarelli
Capriccio with a view of Mereworth Castle, Kent
1746
oil on canvas
(acquired by George III from the collection of Joseph Smith, British Consul at Venice)
Royal Collection. Great Britain