An engraving of the picture was issued, with a key to the individuals depicted. In 1786 he held an exhibition of 35 of his own works in Pall Mall. He spent some time in India. On his outward voyage he met John Hynes, a survivor of a notorious shipwreck, and in 1791 Carter published a version of his account of the incident as "A Narrative of the Loss of the Grosvenor, Eastindiaman", with his own engravings, describing himself on the title page as "George Carter, Historical Portrait Painter"  He lived in Hendon later in life, and died there in 1794. Attribution: