Artwork in Dublin Castle / myLot

Rockingham, Australia

May 13, 2023 9:24am CST

I don’t know who the guy is in the left-hand painting. Perhaps someone could do that magic thing with an app that tells you about paintings, etc. It’s hanging in one of the rooms in Dublin Castle but I’ve forgotten the name of the rider now. When I first saw it, I thought they’d modelled it on the portrait of Napoleon on his horse but once I checked, it’s really not much like it at all. The portrait of Napoleon was painted by Jacques-Louis David, a Frenchman, between 1801 and 1805. There are five versions of this artwork so I might write about them later. Edit: Thanks to @LadyDuck, I now know the portrait in Dublin Castle is of King George III and was painted by Sir William Beechey (1753-1839).

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Amber

@AmbiePam (95848)

• United States

13 May 23

@LadyDuck knows everything! Thank you for sharing your picture!

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Anna

@LadyDuck (472454)

• Switzerland

13 May 23

Thank you.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (345526)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 May 23

I was hoping Anna might be able to help. I've relied on her expertise a few times lately.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (113183)

• El Paso, Texas

13 May 23

The painting makes me wonder if the painter had no clue about horses, I just don't see a horse rearing like that on a mountain side.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (345526)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 May 23

If a horse gets upset, it would rear up wherever it was. I guess poetic licence comes into play too.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (113183)

• El Paso, Texas

13 May 23

You're right about the poetic license but I honestly don't know enough about horses to actually know if they rear up like that on a mountain side.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (345526)

• Rockingham, Australia

14 May 23

@rebelann Apparently he was on a mule at that point. I'm going to write about it.

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youless

@youless (112685)

• Guangzhou, China

13 May 23

Sometimes you could find the signature of the painter from a corner in the painting. I like visiting artwork museum. I like those famous paintings.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (345526)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 May 23

I was more interested in who the subject was. Eventually I found it in the catalogue too.

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Sanna_S

@psanasangma (7280)

• India

13 May 23

No idea about painting but I find them interesting because there are many story behind in every painting

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (345526)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 May 23

That's very true and sometimes the stories are very intriguing.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (472454)

• Switzerland

13 May 23

In my opinion the guy in the left is "George III" on Horseback, the original should be on display in Weymouth Museum.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (472454)

• Switzerland

13 May 23

@JudyEv Thanks for adding my name to your discussion. The poor horse of Napoleon surely had a hard time.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (345526)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 May 23

Thanks for that Anna. George III is ringing bells. I have the booklet of the paintings on display and now I've found an entry for King George III on Horseback so that has to be him. Thanks again. I think I'd add the details to the discussion.

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LindaOH

@LindaOHio (183865)

• United States

13 May 23

Interesting photos. I would love to tour a caste. The closest I came was the Biltmore House in North Carolina.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (345526)

• Rockingham, Australia

13 May 23

From the outside, this doesn't look very much like a castle - not to me anyway. I expected towers and ramparts, etc but it's more like a municipal building.

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