King George IV
(1762-1830), Regent 1811-19; Reigned 1820-30Regency Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter associated with 274 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'. The Regency Bill was revived during the King's final illness. George was sworn Regent in 1811 and crowned King in 1820. Vain, self-indulgent and debauched he was, however, a man of exceptional taste and style who is best remembered for his magnificent patronage of the arts.
Characters in the New Piece Now Performing at the Theatre Royal Cotten Garden 1820
published by John Marshall Jr
hand-coloured etching, published 6 November 1820
NPG D46025b
The Milan Garland or Revels round the Vice Post
by Charles Williams, published by John Johnston
hand-coloured etching, published July 1820
NPG D46028
The Broken Crown or, The Disasters of a Green-Bag Chief!!!
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by Orlando Hodgson
hand-coloured etching and letterpress, circa November-December 1820
NPG D46037
by Unknown artist, published by G.W. Fortnum
hand-coloured etching, circa 1820
NPG D48669
by Unknown artist, published by Thomas Dolby
hand-coloured etching, published circa 1820
NPG D48670
Doctors, Bishops, Judges, Generals, and Statesmen at hard work on a Sitting Committee
by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by William Benbow
hand-coloured etching, circa 1820
NPG D48671
The Cauldron or Shakespeare Travestie 1820
published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published August 1820
NPG D48672
The R-l Bruiser, or Blomy Floor'd!!
published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published August 1820
NPG D48673
'Royal Gambols!! or the Old Oak in Danger'
published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published September 1820
NPG D48674
How to get Un-married, - Ay, there's the Rub!
by and published by John Lewis Marks
coloured etching, published 1820
NPG D1386
by Unknown artist
etching and aquatint, 1820 or after
NPG D13781
attributed to Theodore Lane, published by George Humphrey
etching, published 1820
NPG D17909b
by and published by Samuel William Reynolds
mezzotint, published 24 October 1821
NPG D33338
The Coronation procession of King George IV
by George Scharf
pen and ink and wash, 1821
NPG D33365
'The Stool of Repentance; the Scorn of the World!!'
published by William Benbow
hand-coloured etching, published 10 January 1821
NPG D48677
'A Scene in the New Farce as performed at the Royalty Theatre!'
by George Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 14 February 1821
NPG D48679
by Samuel William Reynolds
mezzotint, published 24 October 1821
NPG D8086
after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, (1821)
NPG D8087
The Royal Extinguisher, or the King of Brobdingnag & the Lilliputians
by George Cruikshank, published by George Humphrey
etching, published 7 April 1821
NPG D17902
Meditations at Brandyburgh; or and address to the Sun
attributed to Theodore Lane, published by George Humphrey
etching, published 9 June 1821
NPG D17915a
attributed to Theodore Lane, published by George Humphrey
etching, published 4 August 1821
NPG D17926
by and published by G.M. Brighty
hand-coloured etching and aquatint, published 1 June 1822
NPG D33352
after Sir Thomas Lawrence
photograph of painting, (1822)
NPG D33354
by Matthew Dubourg, after James Stephanoff
coloured aquatint, published 1822
NPG D10706
after Sir Thomas Lawrence
line engraving, (1822)
NPG D10846
after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mixed-method engraving and etching, after 1822
NPG D38601
King George IV; Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and two unknown sitters
after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mixed-method engraving and etching, after 1822
NPG D38602
by James Thomson (Thompson), published by William Sams, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1823
NPG D33339
by and published by Samuel William Reynolds, after Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
stipple engraving, published May 1823
NPG D33357
Diplomatic smuggling or birth day April fools
by William Heath, published by Samuel William Fores
etching, published 27 April 1823
NPG D46375
by Thomas Woolnoth, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving printed in colours, published 1823
NPG D8085
by Thomas Woolnoth, published by William Sams, after Abraham Wivell
stipple engraving, published 1823
NPG D8088
by Thomas Goff Lupton, published by William Sams, after Abraham Wivell
mezzotint, published 1824
NPG D33341
by Charles Turner, published by Hurst, Robinson & Co, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1 January 1824
NPG D33347
by Charles Turner, published by Hurst, Robinson & Co, after Sir Thomas Lawrence
mezzotint, published 1 January 1824
NPG D33348
published by Colnaghi, Son & Co, after Thomas Clement Thompson
coloured lithograph, (1825)
NPG D33336
by Samuel William Reynolds, after Sir Francis Leggatt Chantrey
mezzotint, published 1825
NPG D8090
by Samuel William Reynolds, and by Samuel Cousins, published by William Sams, after John Jackson
mezzotint, published 1826
NPG D33337
by John Charles Bromley, published by Mary Parkes, published by and after Robert Bowyer
mezzotint, published 1827
NPG D33346
by William Say, published by William Sams, after Frederick Richard Say
mezzotint, published May 1827
NPG D33351
Related People
- Prince Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge (brother)
- Princess Amelia (sister)
- Princess Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (wife)
- Charlotte Augusta Matilda, Princess Royal (sister)
- Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (daughter)
- Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (mother)
- Princess Elizabeth, Landgravine of Hesse-Homburg (sister)
- Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover (brother)
- Maria Anne Fitzherbert (née Smythe) (wife)
- Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (brother)
- King George III (father)
- Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (brother)
- Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester (sister)
- Prince Octavius (brother)
- Princess Augusta Sophia (sister)
- Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (brother)
- King William IV (brother)
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