Portrait of George I of Great Britain (1660-1727), Godfrey Kneller, 1714

This portrait was the first gift of art to yale university, and was donated by the english merchant elihu yale, for whom yale college was named. Courtesy of the yale university art gallery, yale university, new haven, conn. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1714. Dimensions: height: 127.3 cm (50.1 in); width: 103.5 cm (40.7 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: George I of Great Britain. Collection: Yale University Art Gallery. Portrait of King George I by Sir Godfrey Kneller