BERNARD LENS III (1682-1740)
George I (1660-1727)
c.1714-20RCIN 420179
Bernard Lens was the first artist in England to popularise the painting of miniatures on ivory. He was ‘Painter in Enamel’ to George I yet produced very few miniatures for the King. This miniature is based on a portrait of George I by Sir Godfrey Kneller.
First recorded in the Royal Collection in 1844
Cat. 189