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| Keywords: Kneller, Godfrey, George II, King of England (1683-1760), ca. 1727-32.jpg en British artist After Sir Godfrey Kneller British 1646 “1723 George II King of England 1683 “1760 ca 1727 “32 Oil on canvas 242 2 x 153 cm 95 3/8 x 60 1/4 in 276 9 x 184 1 cm 109 x 72 1/2 in frame Princeton University gift of members of the Classes of 1894 and 1919 PP2 It was under the reign of George II that the charter of the College of New Jersey now Princeton University was granted In January 1761 a life size portrait of the King was delivered to Princeton from Great Britain and hung in what is now the Faculty Room in Nassau Hall The College President at the time Samuel Davies preached a funeral sermon on the King who had recently died Sixteen years later during the Battle of Princeton when Nassau Hall was bombarded by the American troops a cannon ball came through a window and destroyed the portrait The portrait of George II seen here was presented to the University in 1936 by four alumni believing it be by the same artist who painted the earlier portrait Charles Jarvis court painter to George II More recently research has uncovered that this portrait is after Sir Godfrey Kneller ™s British 1646-1723 portrait of George II when Prince of Wales that resides in the Royal Collection London In Princeton ™s portrait George the II is presented as King with royal orb and scepter The identity of the copyist who was probably a contemporary of Jarvis has not yet been established ca 1727 “32 Princeton University Art Museum Sir Godfrey Kneller British 1646 “1723 other versions PD-Art Uploaded with UploadWizard European art in the Princeton University Art Museum 1727 European paintings in the Princeton University Art Museum 1727 Paintings in the Princeton University Art Museum 1727 Portraits in the Princeton University Art Museum 1727 European Portraits in the Princeton University Art Museum 1727 Portrait paintings in the Princeton University Art Museum 1727 18th-century portrait paintings in the Princeton University Art Museum 1727 Campus Collections of Princeton University 1727 George II of Great Britain After Godfrey Kneller | ||||
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