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Edward A. St. Germain created AmericanRevolution.org in 1996. He was an avid historian with a keen interest in the Revolutionary War and American culture and society in the 18th century. On this website, he created and collated a huge collection of articles, images, and other media pertaining to the American Revolution. Edward was also a Vietnam veteran, and his investigative skills led to a career as a private detective in later life.
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King George III portrait by Allan Ramsay, c. 1761-62
Oil on canvas. Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
One of several copies of the 1760 Coronation portrait (in the Royal Collection), when George III ascended the throne at age 22.
King George III portrait by Mather Brown, 1790
Oil on canvas.
King George III portrait by Thomas Gainsborough, 1781
Oil on canvas; 238.8 × 158.7 cm (94 × 62.5 in). Royal Collection Trust, Buckingham Palace, London, England.
King George III marble bust, by John Nost, 1764
Marble; 25 x 19 1/4 x 10 inches, 105 lb. (63.5 x 48.9 x 25.4 cm, 47.6 kg). Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT.
King George III by Benjamin West, 1779
Oil on canvas; 255.3 × 182.9 cm (100.5 × 72 in). Royal Collection Trust, London, England.
George III is in military uniform — with Lord Jeffrey Amherst and the marquess of Lothian leading a detachment of the 15th Light Dragoons in the background.
King George III by Allan Ramsay, 1762
Oil on canvas; 53.5 x 79 cm. Private Collection.
King George III portrait by Johann Zoffany, 1771
Oil on canvas; 163.2 x 137.3 cm. Royal Collection Trust, London, England.
George III is shown wearing the uniform of captain general of the British Army with the star of the Order of the Garter.
