2-645-921 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'King George I', c1714, (1911). George I (1660-1727) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death. Born in Hanover, he ascended the British throne as the first monarch of the House of Hanover. Oil on canvas by Sir Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723) a leading portrait painter in England during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. From The Connoisseur Vol XXX. [Otto Limited, London, 1911]