![Wars of the Roses - Edward IV, Henry VI, St George with Allegory (1862–64) painting in high resolution by Sir Edward…]()
Wars of the Roses - Edward IV, Henry VI, St George with Allegory (1862–64) painting in high resolution by Sir Edward…![The "Ministry of all the Talents", personified by Charles James Fox, promising to convey John Bull towards the promised…]()
The "Ministry of all the Talents", personified by Charles James Fox, promising to convey John Bull towards the promised…![A whale with the head of the Prince Regent spouts two streams inscribed "The liquor of oblivion" and "The dew of favour"…]()
A whale with the head of the Prince Regent spouts two streams inscribed "The liquor of oblivion" and "The dew of favour"…![Manuscript Illumination with Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist]()
Manuscript Illumination with Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist ![King George IV and entourage laden with provisions, about to embark from Brighton in the Royal Yacht; representing the…]()
King George IV and entourage laden with provisions, about to embark from Brighton in the Royal Yacht; representing the…![The "Ministry of all the Talents", personified by Charles James Fox, promising to convey John Bull towards the promised…]()
The "Ministry of all the Talents", personified by Charles James Fox, promising to convey John Bull towards the promised…![The Regent approaching Lady Hertford who is giving birth to fully dressed little men, Perceval (dressed as a nurse) helps…]()
The Regent approaching Lady Hertford who is giving birth to fully dressed little men, Perceval (dressed as a nurse) helps…![Design for a Passageway with Canopy, for Royal Pavilion, Brighton, Frederick Crace]()
Design for a Passageway with Canopy, for Royal Pavilion, Brighton, Frederick Crace![Wall Decoration with Oriental Landscape, probably for Conservatory/Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton]()
Wall Decoration with Oriental Landscape, probably for Conservatory/Music Room, Royal Pavilion, Brighton![The gouty King George IV relaxing before nine portraits chronicling his past extravagant styles of dress; representing the…]()
The gouty King George IV relaxing before nine portraits chronicling his past extravagant styles of dress; representing the…![Manuscript Illumination with Adoration of the Magi by Master of James IV of Scotland (probably Gerard Horenbout)]()
Manuscript Illumination with Adoration of the Magi by Master of James IV of Scotland (probably Gerard Horenbout)![Charles James Fox, dangerously ill, visited by an entourage of interested factions; representing the social and ministerial…]()
Charles James Fox, dangerously ill, visited by an entourage of interested factions; representing the social and ministerial…![King George IV with Lady Conyngham inspecting wigs on wig-stands presented by a Frenchman; representing a disagreement in…]()
King George IV with Lady Conyngham inspecting wigs on wig-stands presented by a Frenchman; representing a disagreement in…![The gouty Prince Regent being helped on to his horse by Chinese assistants using an elaborate contraption outside the…]()
The gouty Prince Regent being helped on to his horse by Chinese assistants using an elaborate contraption outside the…![Martha Gunn, a Brighton bather holding a small child that she has just saved from drowning. Coloured engraving by W. Nutter…]()
Martha Gunn, a Brighton bather holding a small child that she has just saved from drowning. Coloured engraving by W. Nutter…![Storm cloud and rain over water as seen from a beach. Original from the Minneapolis Institute of Art.]()
Storm cloud and rain over water as seen from a beach. Original from the Minneapolis Institute of Art.![Scene of Three Witches from Shakespeare's Macbeth by George Cattermole]()
Scene of Three Witches from Shakespeare's Macbeth by George Cattermole![The Prince Regent presenting to political ministers the expected baby of Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold, who urinates…]()
The Prince Regent presenting to political ministers the expected baby of Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold, who urinates…![The emblematic figure of a man representing secularisation, technical innovation, educational reforms and liberal politics…]()
The emblematic figure of a man representing secularisation, technical innovation, educational reforms and liberal politics…![The Prince of Wales looks from a window of Carlton House at a crowd of people and a woman on a broomstick; George III looks…]()
The Prince of Wales looks from a window of Carlton House at a crowd of people and a woman on a broomstick; George III looks…![John Bull about to be bled by three doctors; representing Britain's budget manipulated by the cabinet. Coloured etching by…]()
John Bull about to be bled by three doctors; representing Britain's budget manipulated by the cabinet. Coloured etching by…![A gouty patient having his pulse taken by a doctor; representing George IV's opposition to Catholic emancipation, and…]()
A gouty patient having his pulse taken by a doctor; representing George IV's opposition to Catholic emancipation, and…![A mandarin falls back fainting onto a settee, attended by three ladies and a man all in Chinese dress; representing the…]()
A mandarin falls back fainting onto a settee, attended by three ladies and a man all in Chinese dress; representing the…![The gouty George IV using tongs to pass his discarded wig to Wellington; representing the Duke's appointment to office as…]()
The gouty George IV using tongs to pass his discarded wig to Wellington; representing the Duke's appointment to office as…![A day in the life of George, Prince Regent, 1814. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1814.]()
A day in the life of George, Prince Regent, 1814. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1814.![covered, spherical with gadrooned borders, on four legs. Original from the Minneapolis Institute of Art.]()
covered, spherical with gadrooned borders, on four legs. Original from the Minneapolis Institute of Art.![Conferment of degrees on the Tsar and the King of Prussia at Oxford in 1814. Coloured engraving.]()
Conferment of degrees on the Tsar and the King of Prussia at Oxford in 1814. Coloured engraving.![Burdett, Peel, O'Connell and Wellington in the roles of the body-snatchers Burke and Hare, suffocating John Bull with a…]()
Burdett, Peel, O'Connell and Wellington in the roles of the body-snatchers Burke and Hare, suffocating John Bull with a…![King George IV having his gouty foot massaged by his mistress Marchioness of Hertford while his wife Queen Caroline listens…]()
King George IV having his gouty foot massaged by his mistress Marchioness of Hertford while his wife Queen Caroline listens…![George, Prince Regent, in uniform holding out a swollen hand which is supported by Wellington; representing the enormous…]()
George, Prince Regent, in uniform holding out a swollen hand which is supported by Wellington; representing the enormous…![A day in the life of Tsar Alexander I of Russia, in London, 1814. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1814.]()
A day in the life of Tsar Alexander I of Russia, in London, 1814. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1814.![A bare-knuckled boxing match between the Prince of Wales and Napoleon, with their supporters including a black man. Coloured…]()
A bare-knuckled boxing match between the Prince of Wales and Napoleon, with their supporters including a black man. Coloured…![Twenty kings and queens of England. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825.]()
Twenty kings and queens of England. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825.![Pluto in a chariot snatches Proserpine away from her companions. Mezzotint by J.G. Huck, 1804, after J. Amigoni.]()
Pluto in a chariot snatches Proserpine away from her companions. Mezzotint by J.G. Huck, 1804, after J. Amigoni.![Mars [Ares] and Venus [Aphrodite]. Engraving by D. Marchetti after G. Tognoli after A. Canova.]()
Mars [Ares] and Venus [Aphrodite]. Engraving by D. Marchetti after G. Tognoli after A. Canova.![Queen Charlotte, and George Prince of Wales as an infant seated on her lap. Mezzotint by R. Houston after R. Pile (Pyle) …]()
Queen Charlotte, and George Prince of Wales as an infant seated on her lap. Mezzotint by R. Houston after R. Pile (Pyle) …![Charles James Fox, dangerously ill, visited by an entourage of interested factions; representing the social and ministerial…]()
Charles James Fox, dangerously ill, visited by an entourage of interested factions; representing the social and ministerial…![Wellington and Peel compared with the Siamese twins (above); a rich bishop and a poor parson; and a street vendor of…]()
Wellington and Peel compared with the Siamese twins (above); a rich bishop and a poor parson; and a street vendor of…![William of Orange, and Mary, his English wife are presented with the English crown by the Marquis of Halifax. Line engraving…]()
William of Orange, and Mary, his English wife are presented with the English crown by the Marquis of Halifax. Line engraving…![Princess Charlotte Augusta. Stipple engraving by J.S. Agar after C. Jones, 1814.]()
Princess Charlotte Augusta. Stipple engraving by J.S. Agar after C. Jones, 1814.![Christ raising Lazarus. Engraving by G. Vendramini, 1828, after Sebastiano del Piombo.]()
Christ raising Lazarus. Engraving by G. Vendramini, 1828, after Sebastiano del Piombo.![Fox running out of the House of Commons in the middle of a debate with William Pitt the younger about the Regency crisis: he…]()
Fox running out of the House of Commons in the middle of a debate with William Pitt the younger about the Regency crisis: he…![King George IV and the Marchioness of Conyngham grieve over the body of a dead giraffe, which had been sent to them by…]()
King George IV and the Marchioness of Conyngham grieve over the body of a dead giraffe, which had been sent to them by…![King George III sits at a table approached by his son, the Prince of Wales. Engraving, 1770.]()
King George III sits at a table approached by his son, the Prince of Wales. Engraving, 1770.![A man and woman dance outside a tavern named after George IV, a man plays a pipe and people sit drinking decorously. Etching…]()
A man and woman dance outside a tavern named after George IV, a man plays a pipe and people sit drinking decorously. Etching…![King George IV as a lady's maid wearing an apron over her dress. Etching by William Heath, 1829.]()
King George IV as a lady's maid wearing an apron over her dress. Etching by William Heath, 1829.![The funeral of King George IV. Wood engraving with letterpress, 1830.]()
The funeral of King George IV. Wood engraving with letterpress, 1830.![King George IV when Prince of Wales as Colonel of the tenth Light Dragoons. Photogravure, 1905, after W. Beechey.]()
King George IV when Prince of Wales as Colonel of the tenth Light Dragoons. Photogravure, 1905, after W. Beechey.![Caroline of Brunswick, Princess of Wales, wearing a lavish dress and a high head-dress of feathers. Mezzotint, 1795.]()
Caroline of Brunswick, Princess of Wales, wearing a lavish dress and a high head-dress of feathers. Mezzotint, 1795.![King George IV, seated in an armchair, holding a glove in his right hand. Mezzotint by J. Bromley after R. Bowyer, 1827.]()
King George IV, seated in an armchair, holding a glove in his right hand. Mezzotint by J. Bromley after R. Bowyer, 1827.![Sir Astley Paston Cooper. Mezzotint by S. Cousins, 1830, after Sir T. Lawrence.]()
Sir Astley Paston Cooper. Mezzotint by S. Cousins, 1830, after Sir T. Lawrence.![King George IV as Prince of Wales and Prince Frederick Duke of York, as children. Mezzotint by J. Watson after C. Read, ca.…]()
King George IV as Prince of Wales and Prince Frederick Duke of York, as children. Mezzotint by J. Watson after C. Read, ca.…![Queen Caroline, wife of King George IV, head and shoulders in profile. Stipple print by T. Woolnoth after T. Wageman, 1820.]()
Queen Caroline, wife of King George IV, head and shoulders in profile. Stipple print by T. Woolnoth after T. Wageman, 1820.![The funeral of King George IV. Wood engraving with letterpress, 1830.]()
The funeral of King George IV. Wood engraving with letterpress, 1830.![The gouty King George IV relaxing before nine portraits chronicling his past extravagant styles of dress; representing the…]()
The gouty King George IV relaxing before nine portraits chronicling his past extravagant styles of dress; representing the…![Queen Caroline, wife of King George IV, is greeted by people from Marylebone. Etching by Th. Hook, 1820.]()
Queen Caroline, wife of King George IV, is greeted by people from Marylebone. Etching by Th. Hook, 1820.![Mrs Fitzherbert and George Prince of Wales represented as Adam and Eve standing under the Tree of Knowledge surrounded by…]()
Mrs Fitzherbert and George Prince of Wales represented as Adam and Eve standing under the Tree of Knowledge surrounded by…![King George IV as Prince of Wales, wearing a military uniform and holding a sword. Mezzotint, 1800.]()
King George IV as Prince of Wales, wearing a military uniform and holding a sword. Mezzotint, 1800.![Caroline of Brunswick, Princess of Wales, head and shoulders. Stipple print after Cornelius Höÿer, ca. 1795.]()
Caroline of Brunswick, Princess of Wales, head and shoulders. Stipple print after Cornelius Höÿer, ca. 1795.![Interior of the House of Lords during a public inquiry into Queen Caroline in 1820. Stipple engraving by J. G. Murray after…]()
Interior of the House of Lords during a public inquiry into Queen Caroline in 1820. Stipple engraving by J. G. Murray after…![The death bed of Queen Caroline. Engraving by Cooper after Fussell, 1821.]()
The death bed of Queen Caroline. Engraving by Cooper after Fussell, 1821.