King George IV (1762-1830) Regent 1811-20, reigned 1820-30, as Prince of Wales

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

Sir William Beechey was born in Burford, Oxfordshire. After his father’s death (1789) he was raised by his uncle and initially apprenticed to a firm of solicitors. In 1772 he moved to London to enter the Royal Academy Schools. He soon married and his children include painter and explorer Henry William. From c.1782 he worked in Norwich, returning to London in 1787. Beechey was a widow by 1793, when he married miniature painter Anne Phyllis Jessop. In 1794 he became a member of the Royal Academy, received a knighthood and exhibited ‘His Majesty Reviewing the Third Dragoon Guards’, his most celebrated work. He was named portrait painter to the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and Principle Portrait Painter to William IV before his death aged 85.

People

George IV (1762 - 1830)

Places

Subjects

male portrait, 19th century costume, military uniform, medal, Prince, sword

Materials & Techniques

mezzotint

Artist

Sir William Beechey (1753 - 1839)

Title

King George IV (1762-1830) Regent 1811-20, reigned 1820-30, as Prince of Wales

Date

Medium

Mezzotint

Dimensions

height: 14.50 cm, width: 11.50 cm

Acquisition

Origin uncertain

GAC number

15023