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Commissioned in 1744 by Lord Chief Justice Willes for the Court of Common Pleas.
Title
King George II
Date
1744
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 218.8 x W 146.7 cm
Accession number
670
Acquisition method
Given by H.M. Office of Works, 1883
Work type
Painting
National Portrait Gallery, London
St Martin’s Place, London, Greater London WC2H 0HE England
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William Davis (d.1765), Member of Council, Calcutta British Library -
Richard Bentley (1662–1742), Master (1700–1742), Philologist and Classical Scholar Trinity College, University of Cambridge -
Sir Edmund Isham (1690–1772), Fellow (1720–1736) Magdalen College, University of Oxford -
Edward Willes (1693–1773), Bishop of Wells (1743–1773) The Bishop's Palace & Gardens -
Margaretta Mabella Acworth (1727–1794) English Heritage, Marble Hill House -
Reverend Sir Hadley D'Oyly (c.1709–1764) English Heritage, Marble Hill House -
Dr John Gilbert, Bishop of Salisbury, Archbishop of York Mount Edgcumbe House - 289 more
