“George IV” by Sir Thomas Lawrence PRA FRS in the Great Gallery of The Wallace Collection, Marylebone, London, England

From The Wallace Collection website:

George IV (1762–1830) was an important figure in the history of the Wallace Collection. An avid art collector, before he became king in 1820 he was an intimate friend of the 2nd Marchioness of Hertford and on good terms with her son, the future 3rd Marquess, who advised him on his purchases and on occasions acted as his saleroom agent. Lawrence, the foremost portraitist of his time and President of the Royal Academy (1820–30), painted several portraits of the King, though he regarded this as his most successful. A remarkably informal image, it epitomises the elegance and refinement for which George was renowned. It was given by the King to his mistress Lady Conyngham. The portrait was engraved five times by 1841, and was mentioned by Thackeray in ‘Vanity Fair’ and by Dickens in ‘Bleak House’. Its purchase by Sir Richard Wallace was characteristic of his sensitivity to the history of the Collection.

Object description
Type: Easel painting
Location: The Wallace Collection, London
Material: Oil on canvas
Artist: Sir Thomas Lawrence PRA FRS (1769 – 1830)
Date: about 1822

Image details
Date: 8 December 2025
Camera body: iPhone Xs
Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8
Focal Length: 26mm
Aperture: ƒ/1.8
Shutter Speed: 1/25s
ISO: 640
Licensing: Image of a Wallace Collection asset. This image cannot be licensed.