King George IV (1762-1830), Regent 1811-19; Reigned 1820-30
Sitter associated with 182 portraits
George, Prince of Wales was given no official duties by his father King George III. Jockeying for power, he sought to undermine the King by siding with the Whig opposition led by Charles James Fox. When the King went temporarily insane in 1788 William Pitt, the Tory Prime Minister, proposed a restricted Regency to protect the King's interests. The King's recovery three months later ended the 'Regency Crisis'. Pitt's Regency Bill was revived during the King's final illness. George was sworn Regent in 1811, crowned King in 1820 and ruled until 1830.
by Jean Condé, after Richard Cosway
stipple engraving, published 1795
NPG D13730
published by John Fairburn
mezzotint, published 24 February 1795
NPG D19819
'Promis'd horrors of the French invasion, - or - forcible reasons for negotiating a regicide peace'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 20 October 1796
NPG D12579
'The presentation - or - the wise men's offering'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 9 January 1796
NPG D12553
King George IV ('Hint to modern sculptors, as an ornament to a future square')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured stipple engraving, published 3 May 1796
NPG D12570
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 30 June 1796
NPG D12576
'The Jersey smuggler detected; - or - good cause for (separation) discontent'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 24 May 1796
NPG D13023
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 25 May 1796
NPG D13024
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 June 1796
NPG D13025
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 18 May 1797
NPG D12613
by Isaac Cruikshank, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 20 May 1797
NPG D15555
King George IV; Caroline Amelia Elizabeth of Brunswick
by Michael Sloane, published by Luigi Schiavonetti, after Richard Cosway
stipple engraving, published 12 April 1797
NPG D20038
'Duke William's ghost' (King George IV; William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured soft-ground etching, published 7 May 1799
NPG D13030
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 21 January 1801
NPG D12754
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured stipple engraving, published 10 March 1802
NPG D12783
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured stipple engraving, published 10 March 1802
NPG D12784
'Dilettanti-theatricals: - or - a peep at the green room'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured soft-ground etching, published 18 February 1803
NPG D13099
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 20 November 1804
NPG D12833
'A morning ride' (King George IV; Sir John McMahon, 1st Bt)
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 25 February 1804
NPG D13105
'L'assemblée nationale: - or - grand cooperation meeting at St Ann's Hill'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 18 June 1804
NPG D13107
Avington Park, Winchester, Hampshire
Royal Pavilion, Brighton, East Sussex
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