King George II

Vauxhall

ca. 1760 · Soft-paste porcelain · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The king wears a cavalry officer's cuirass beneath his military cloak, signifying his role during the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–48). George II personally led the cavalry charge of British, Hanoverian, and Austrian troops to their victory over a superior French force at the Battle of Dettingen, 1743.

Artist

Vauxhall

Date

ca. 1760

Medium

Soft-paste porcelain

Culture

British, probably Vauxhall

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964