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The Village Recruit is an 1805 genre painting by the Scottish artist David Wilkie. [1] [2] Painted at the time of the Napoleonic Wars it shows a recruiting party of the British Army in a country tavern where one young man has just enlisted and prepares to spend his King's shilling on further alcohol. [3]
A shilling of George III, king at the turn of the 19th century.. The King's shilling, sometimes called the Queen's shilling when the Sovereign is female, [1] is a historical slang term referring to the earnest payment of one shilling given to recruits to the armed forces of the United Kingdom in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, although the practice dates back to the end of the English Civil ...
The King's Fountain depicts a scene set around the Chafariz de El-Rei in Lisbon, the capital of the-then Kingdom of Portugal.Painted during the late 16th century, the work features images associated with the wealth and power of the burgeoning Portuguese Empire; trade goods from Japan, Goa, and various African kingdoms are seen, as are African slaves and free Africans. [1]
Jonathan Yeo. Yeo had four sittings with the King, beginning when Charles was Prince of Wales in June 2021 at Highgrove, and later at Clarence House. The last sitting took place in November 2023 ...
Coronation Portrait of George III is a portrait painting of 1762 by the Scottish artist Allan Ramsay depicting the British monarch George III in his coronation robes. [1] George's coronation had taken place on 22 September 1761 at Westminster Abbey , where he was crowned alongside his wife Queen Charlotte .
His Majesty King Charles III is a portrait of King Charles III by Jonathan Yeo. [1] It was painted between June 2021 and November 2023, a period encompassing Charles's accession to the throne, and was the first official portrait of the King since his coronation. It was commissioned by the Worshipful Company of Drapers. [2]
Artist Jonathan Yeo and King Charles III stand in front of the portrait at Buckingham Palace on May 14, 2024 in London. Aaron Chown-WPA Pool/Getty Images Artist Jonathan Yeo is overjoyed by the ...
Portrait of William IV is an portrait painting of 1833 by the Irish artist Sir Martin Archer Shee depicting William IV. [1] [2]Shee had succeeded his fellow portrait painter Thomas Lawrence as President of the Royal Academy in 1830.