King George IV (1762-1830) Reigned 1820-30

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

Sir Thomas Lawrence was born in Bristol; the son of a supervisor of excise. In 1773 the family moved to Wiltshire to run a coaching inn but financial difficulties led them to move again to Bath, where Lawrence first worked as a portraitist. He may have had lessons from William Hoare, before enrolling at the Royal Academy schools in 1787. Aged 20, he received a royal commission for portraits of Queen Charlotte (1789-90) and Princess Amelia (1789). At 23 he replaced Reynolds as Painter-in-Ordinary and at 25, became a Royal Academician. Despite such success, he never escaped crippling debt. In 1815 he was knighted and commissioned to paint the Waterloo Chamber series of portraits. He replaced West as President of the Royal Academy in 1820.
William Finden was born in London. He engraved prints after works of the Old Masters and his contemporaries, including David Wilkie and Sir Edwin Landseer.

People

George IV (1762 - 1830)

Places

Subjects

royal portrait, male portrait, 19th century costume, stockings, breeches, top hat, glove, tassel, shoe, medal, King, curtain, settee, carpet, table (as Subject)

Materials & Techniques

engraving

Artist

Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769 - 1830)
William Finden (1787 - 1852)

Title

King George IV (1762-1830) Reigned 1820-30

Date

published 2 November 1829

Medium

Engraving

Acquisition

Origin uncertain

GAC number

0/817