His Most Gracious Majesty King George the Fourth

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Artist/Maker	Moon, Boys & Graves (publisher) William Finden (engraver) Lawrence, Thomas PRA (Sir) (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Whole-length portrait of George IV seated in an interior and wearing the badge of the Order of the Garter; turned to front with right hand resting on leg; a table at right; in the background is a landscape.

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Categories	Portraits Prints Royalty
Object type	Print
Title	His Most Gracious Majesty King George the Fourth (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Engraving on paper Paper Engraving
Brief description	Print, whole-length portrait of George IV. Engraving by William Finden after Thomas Lawrence, 1829.
Physical description	Whole-length portrait of George IV seated in an interior and wearing the badge of the Order of the Garter; turned to front with right hand resting on leg; a table at right; in the background is a landscape.
Dimensions	Height: 69.4cm Width: 46.7cm Dimensions taken from Marshall, Julian. A Catalogue of Engraved National Portraits in the National Art Library. London: HMSO, 1895.
Content description	Whole-length portrait of George IV in an interior.
Style	British School
Marks and inscriptions	'Painted by Sir Thomas Lawrence P.R.A. &c. &c. &c. London, Published Jany 1 1829 by Moon, Boys & Graves, Printsellers to the King, 6, Pall Mall. Engraved by William Finden. To the British Nation, this Portrait of His Most Gracious Majesty King George the Fourth, is dedicated with gratitude and respect by the Proprietors, Moon, Boys & Graves.' (Lettered)
Subjects depicted	Landscape King George IV (King of Great Britain and Ireland, and King of Hanover)
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	21847

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O646834/his-most-gracious-majesty-king-print-william-finden/

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