King William IV
1 portrait matching these criteria:
- npg number matching '2199'
King William IV
by Sir Martin Archer Shee
oil on canvas, circa 1800
87 in. x 59 in. (2210 mm x 1499 mm)
Purchased with help from The Art Fund, 1928
Primary Collection
NPG 2199
Sitter
King William IV (1765-1837), Reigned 1830-7. Sitter associated with 68 portraits.
Artist
Sir Martin Archer Shee (1769-1850), Portrait painter and President of the Royal Academy. Artist associated with 69 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.
This Portrait
Depicted here in the full-dress uniform of an admiral William spent much of his life as a naval officer. Known for his robust quarter-deck attitudes and his lower-deck language he was described by Queen Victoria as 'very odd and singular'.
Linked Publications
Ormond, Richard, Early Victorian Portraits, 1973, p. 507
Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 664
Williamson, David, The National Portrait Gallery's History of the Kings and Queens of England, 1998, p. 146
Subject/Theme
On display in Room 17 at the National Portrait Gallery
