# George III

- By: Benjamin West (American, born The Thirteen Colonies, 1738–1820)
- Date: 1783
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: Framed: 152 x 127 x 9.5 cm (59 13/16 x 50 x 3 3/4 in.); Unframed: 126.5 x 101 cm (49 13/16 x 39 3/4 in.)
- Culture: United States
- Credit line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence S. Robbins
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.17)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1952.17/1952.17_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

King George III commissioned more than 80 paintings from West, including this portrait that celebrates his military leadership by presenting him in a suit of armor. Such an image likely was intended to bolster George III's reputation, which had been tarnished the previous year when he was forced to formally recognize American independence.