John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute.

About John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute

Portrait of the Earl of Bute is a 1773 portrait painting by the English artist Sir Joshua Reynolds. It depicts the Scottish aristocrat and politician John Stuart, Earl of Bute. Bute had been the tutor to George III and in May 1762 was became Prime Minister. His premiership aroused much controversy, particularly around the terms of the Treaty of Paris that ended the Seven Years' War, and he resigned after less than a year in the office in April 1763. By the time he sat for the painting he was aged sixty and had largely retired from public life.