King George I of Great Britain and Ireland Artist: Sir Godfrey Kneller (British, 1646–1723)

1714

European Art

Not on view
Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

50 1/8 × 40 3/4 in. (127.3 × 103.5 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Governor Elihu Yale

Accession Number

1718.1

Culture
Period

18th century

Classification
Disclaimer

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Bibliography
  • Diana Scarisbrick and Benjamin Zucker, Elihu Yale: Merchant, Collector and Patron (London: Thames and Hudson, 2014), 138, fig. 67
  • Romita Ray, "Going Global, Staying Local: Elihu Yale the Art Collector," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2012), 46, fig. 10
  • Susan B. Matheson, Art for Yale: A History of the Yale University Art Gallery (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2001), 3–4, fig. 1
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Object/Work type

portraits

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