King George IV
1 portrait by Frederick Richard Say
© National Portrait Gallery, London
King George IV
by William Say, published by William Sams, after Frederick Richard Say
mezzotint, published May 1827
14 in. x 9 1/8 in. (357 mm x 231 mm) paper size
Purchased with help from the Friends of the National Libraries and the Pilgrim Trust, 1966
Reference Collection
NPG D10843
Sitterback to top
- King George IV (1762-1830), Regent 1811-19; Reigned 1820-30. Sitter associated with 274 portraits.
Artistsback to top
- William Sams (circa 1793-1842), Bookseller and publisher. Artist or producer associated with 38 portraits.
- Frederick Richard Say (1805-1868), Engraver. Artist or producer associated with 49 portraits.
- William Say (1768-1834), Mezzotint engraver. Artist or producer associated with 261 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Related worksback to top
- NPG D20039: King George IV (from same plate)
- NPG D33351: King George IV (from same plate)
Events of 1827back to top
Current affairs
Lord Liverpool suffers a stroke and is forced to resign as Prime Minister. George Canning succeeds him only to die after four months in office.Art and science
University College London, the first metropolitan university in England, is founded specifically to educate dissenters excluded from Oxford and Cambridge. Whig politician Henry Brougham, writer Thomas Campbell and financier and philanthropist Isaac Goldsmid are its principal patrons.International
Britain, France and Russia sign a treaty in London agreeing to intervene in the Greek War of Independence. Allied troops under General Edward Codrington subsequently destroy Turkish and Egyptian fleets at the Battle of Navarino.Western Australia is explored for the first time by Captain Stirling.
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