George_IV_by_Sir_Thomas_Lawrence.jpg
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Summary
Thomas Lawrence : King George IV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
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Title |
King George IV
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Object type | painting | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | portrait | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
Caption from the museum's website:
Lawrence's unfinished profile was intended for a medal which was never struck. The cosmetic-wearing and much overweight Prince was regularly mocked as the 'Prince of Whales' and Lawrence had to defend this elegant portrait as a true likeness.
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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
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National Portrait Gallery
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Object history | Purchased, 1861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source/Photographer | Scanned from the book The National Portrait Gallery History of the Kings and Queens of England by David Williamson, ISBN 1855142287 . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Permission
( Reusing this file ) |
Reproduction of a painting that is in the public domain because of its age National Portrait Gallery : NPG 123
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