Portrait of Prince William III, The Son of King George II

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A portrait of prince william son of king george ii. Oil on canvas painted by the joseph highmore. Depicting william … Read more A portrait of prince william son of king george ii. Oil on canvas painted by the joseph highmore. Depicting william as a young boy, in military dress. He appears to be brandishing a fencing sword or large riding crop with his faithful dog at his side. Joseph highmore (13 june 1692 – 3 march 1780) was an english portrait and historical painter, illustrator and author. Highmore was born in london, the third son of edward highmore, a coal merchant, and nephew of thomas highmore, serjeant painter to william iii. He displayed early ability but was discouraged by his family from taking up art professionally, and began a legal training instead. At the ending of a clerkship at the age of 17 (during which he continued to attend a drawing academy run by godfrey kneller and lectures on anatomy by william cheselden[1]), he abandoned the law and started to work as a painter.[2] h 19.3 in. X w 15.75 in. X d 1.58 in. H 49 cm x w 40cm x d 4 cm See less