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George III: a life in caricature.(George III: A Life in Caricature)

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From: History Today
Date: 20071001
Author:Baker, Lord

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In contrast to the distorted caricatures and cartoons in which George III so often featured, Johan Zoffany's uncluttered portrait of the King, left, painted in 1771 and exhibited at the Royal Academy the same year, was described by Horace Walpole as 'Very like ...'. Here Kenneth Baker discusses the many facets of King George and shows how these were depicted by the great caricaturists of the day, with samples and captions from his new book on the subject.

HORACE WALPOLE, WRITING to a friend, reported the death of George II on October 25th, 1760. 

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