King William IV (1765-1837), Reigned 1830-7
Sitter associated with 134 portraits
William IV ruled from 1830-37. He succeeded to the throne just as the campaign for Parliamentary reform reached its peak. He reluctantly created the extra Whig peers needed to pass the Reform Act in 1832. On his death, Victoria his niece became queen. Despite having ten illegitimate children from his twenty-year relationship with Mrs Jordan, William had no heir from his official marriage to Princess Adelaide.
by Sir Martin Archer Shee
oil on canvas, circa 1800
On display in Room 17 at the National Portrait Gallery
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The Trial of Queen Caroline 1820
by Sir George Hayter
oil on canvas, 1820-1823
On display in Room 17 at the National Portrait Gallery
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Group including King William IV and others
by Sir George Hayter
pen and ink and wash, 1820
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by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1820s or 1830s
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by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1820s or 1830s
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by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1820s or 1830s
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by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1820s or 1830s
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attributed to Sir George Hayter
pencil, circa 1825-1828
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after a drawing by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
tracing, 1837 (1830)
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by Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
pencil, 1830
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after Henry Edward Dawe
watercolour, (circa 1830)
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by William Salter
oil on canvas, circa 1834-1840
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by Sir David Wilkie
oil on canvas, 1837
On display on the Staircase Hall at Bodelwyddan Castle
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by Reginald Easton
watercolour, circa 1838-1839
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'The Kings and Queens of England: From the Conquest to Queen Victoria'
by Henry Hering
albumen carte-de-visite photomontage, 1862
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by and published by Valentine Green, after Benjamin West
mezzotint, published 1 February 1780
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by Francesco Bartolozzi, and by Paul Sandby, published by Antonio Poggi, after Benjamin West
line and stipple engraving and aquatint, published 15 January 1782
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 23 January 1788
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by and published by Charles Knight, after John Hoppner
stipple engraving, 1790s
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 11 October 1791
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'The devil to pay; - the wife metamorphos'd, or Neptune reposing, after fording the Jordan'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 24 October 1791
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 November 1791
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after Sir Thomas Lawrence
photograph of painting, (1792-1793)
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'Vices overlook'd in the new proclamation'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 24 May 1792
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published by Robert Laurie, published by James Whittle
mezzotint, published 12 May 1794
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King William IV ('Naval eloquence')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
etching, published 6 January 1795
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King William IV ('A true British tar')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 28 May 1795
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'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
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'La promenade en famille - a sketch from life'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 23 April 1797
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, engraving and aquatint, published 18 May 1797
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by Isaac Cruikshank, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published 20 May 1797
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King William IV when Duke of Clarence
by John Chapman, after Unknown artist
stipple engraving, published 1 June 1800
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by James Ward, after Sir Martin Archer Shee
mezzotint, 1801
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by James Ward, after Sir Martin Archer Shee
mezzotint, 1801
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King William IV ('An illustrious character')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 November 1802
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King William IV ('The royal lounger')
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 26 June 1804
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'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
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 7 January 1805
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'End of the Irish farce of Catholic Emancipation'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 17 May 1805
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 5 March 1806
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 5 April 1806
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'Westminster conscripts under the training act'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 1 September 1806
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by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 23 February 1807
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'Broad-bottom drones storming the hive - wasps, hornets & bumble bees, joining in the attack'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 2 May 1808
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by and published by William Skelton
line engraving, published 1 January 1821
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by William James Ward, published by William Sams, after Abraham Wivell
mezzotint, published 1 June 1827
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by William Holl Sr, published by William Sams, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published March 1829
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by David Lucas, published by Mary Parkes, published by and after Robert Bowyer
mezzotint, published 1830
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by John Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 6 July 1830
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by John Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 12 March 1830
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by John Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 14 August 1830
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by John Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 25 September 1830
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by John Doyle, printed by Charles Etienne Pierre Motte, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 26 November 1830
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King William IV when Duke of Clarence
by Henry Edward Dawe, after Charles Jagger
mezzotint, circa 1830s
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King William IV when Duke of Clarence
by Henry Edward Dawe, after Charles Jagger
mezzotint, circa 1830s
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published by T. Bird
mezzotint, published 1 July 1830
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King William IV; Adelaide Amelia Louisa Theresa Caroline of Saxe-Coburg Meiningen
published by T. Bird, published by Rudolph Ackermann, published by Charles Tilt
hand-coloured stipple engraving, published 1 July 1830
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by Richard James Lane, published by Joseph Dickinson, after Andrew Morton
lithograph, published December 1831
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Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (brother)
Queen Victoria (niece)
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Royalty, Rulers and Aristocracy
Groups
Monarchs
Place
Berkshire
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