George IV: Art & Spectacle is the current exhibit at Buckingham Palace's Queen's Gallery. On display is the dazzling collection of George IV, an inveterate sybarite, dandy, & acquirer of fine art and furnishings, who replaced his ailing father, "Mad King" George III, in 1811 as regent and then in 1820 as monarch.
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George IV
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The Fencing-Match between the Chevalier de Saint-Georges and
the Chevalier d'Eon, 1787, by Alexandre-Auguste Robineau.
The future King George IV (in hat & blue coat) is observing.
The Chevalier d'Eon was the first openly transvestite man in British history. |
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Nonpareil and Monitor, 1820's, by James Ward
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Napoleon le Grand, 1808, by Francois Gerard,
the most expensive print George ever purchased. |
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The Three Eldest Princesses, 1783, by Thomas Gainsborough
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Items from George's coronation.
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In 1824, the King & Queen of Hawaii personally brought this
cape to England as a gift for George IV. They returned to
Hawaii in coffins, having succumbed to measles while in London. |
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Coronation portrait of George IV
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| Sir Walter Scott, 1820, by Thomas Lawrence |
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| Coffer, 1813 |
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Sleek black Lamborghini
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| Striking silver Aston Martin Cygnet |
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| We encountered a fashion shoot on swanky Sloane Street in Knightsbridge. |
