The Libraries of George III
George III was a keen bibliophile
Buckingham House: The Octagon Library
1818Watercolour and bodycolour over pencil | 21.2 x 24.9 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 922147
The library at Buckingham House was intended to serve as a working library from the outset, and scholars from across all fields and political spectra were admitted, even those with whom the king personally disagreed.