George_IV_bust1.jpg
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Summary
Thomas Lawrence : King George IV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | portrait | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
George IV of the United Kingdom
as the
Prince Regent
, circa 1814. He served as king of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
from 1820 to 1830. The
Regency
, George's nine-year tenure as Prince Regent, which commenced in 1811 and ended with George III's death in 1820, was marked by victory in the
Napoleonic Wars
in Europe.
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Depicted people | George IV of the United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | circa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | oil on canvas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
height: 91.4 cm (35.9 in)
; width: 71.1 cm (27.9 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,+91.4U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,+71.1U174728
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q238587
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Accession number |
NPG 123
(
National Portrait Gallery
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Source/Photographer |
Unknown image source, see National Portrait Gallery : NPG 123
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Licensing
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