TITLE: Portrait of George IIIOBJECT TYPE: stained glass OBJECT DESCRIPTION: window BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Stained glass window depicting George III in his coronation robes. Made by James Pearson, 1793. NUMBER OF ITEMS: 1 PRODUCTION DATE: 1793 PRODUCTION PERIOD: Late 18th Century DESIGNER: James Pearson MANUFACTURER: James Pearson (c 1740-1838) SUBJECT: King George III DIMENSIONS HOW ASSOCIATED: Original location ASSOCIATED PLACE: Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, England LOCATION WITHIN PLACE: above chimney in King's dining room HOW ASSOCIATED: Portrait this window is copied from OBJECT NUMBER: ELYGM:L1992.6 |
This monumental image of George III (1760-1820) is a copy in glass of the portrait painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds in 1780. The King is dressed in his coronation robes and is seated in the medieval coronation chair in Westminster Abbey. Pearson's stained glass was much admired for the way in which he cut large pieces of glass so that the leads could be hidden in the design. His approach to design was not unlike that of medieval glass-painters, although his painting technique, using coloured enamel pigments, was quite different. |