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.
by John ('HB') Doyle, published by Thomas McLean
lithograph, published 11 August 1829
NPG D40975
possibly by John Phillips, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published March 1829
NPG D46050
Porro Unum Est Necessarium (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington; King George IV)
by Thomas Howell Jones
hand-coloured etching, circa 1829
NPG D46055
published by John Field
hand-coloured etching, published circa April 1829
NPG D46063
'John Bull In Perplexity or Ascendancy versus Union'
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa February 1829
NPG D48724
'John Bull In Perplexity or Ascendancy versus Union'
by William Heath, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published circa February 1829
NPG D48725
by Robert Seymour, published by G. Creed
hand-coloured etching, published circa February 1829
NPG D48727
by John Phillips, published by John Fairburn
hand-coloured etching, published March 1829
NPG D48730
possibly by (Isaac) Robert Cruikshank, published by Thomas McLean
hand-coloured etching, published March 1829
NPG D48735
by John Phillips, published by S. Gans
hand-coloured etching, published March 1829
NPG D48736
printed by Jardine, published by John Chappell
hand-coloured lithograph, published March 1829
NPG D48737
'How to have a Cabinet United in everlasting Bonds'
published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published March 1829
NPG D48741
'The Constitution of John Bull destroyed by the combined Efforts of the Burkites'
by John Phillips, published by George Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published April 1829
NPG D48744
published by John Field
hand-coloured etching, published circa April 1829
NPG D48745
The Catholic Sovereign, Safety Coach a new Start from the Castle Windsor - A regular Out and Outer
by Thomas Howell Jones, after Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published circa April 1829
NPG D48746
The Catholic Sovereign, Safety Coach a new Start from the Castle Windsor - A regular Out and Outer
by Thomas Howell Jones, after Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published circa April 1829
NPG D48747
by Thomas Howell Jones, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published April 1829
NPG D48748
My Father's Ghost - or - A Voice from the Grave
published by George Sparks
hand-coloured etching, published circa April 1829
NPG D48749
The Blessed Effects of a United Cabinet, or The Glorious March of Intellect
by Thomas Howell Jones, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published April 1829
NPG D48753
The Extinguisher, or putting out the Great Law-Luminary
by Thomas Howell Jones, published by Samuel William Fores
hand-coloured etching, published circa April 1829
NPG D48754
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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