George IV : art & spectacle /

George IV was arguably the most magnificent of British monarchs. By the time George ascended to the throne in 1820 after nine years as Prince Regent, he was already well-known for his extravagant lifestyle. Visual display played an important role in his public image, an image that he worked hard to...

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Main Authors:	Heard, Kate (Author, Editor), Jones, Kathryn, 1969- (Author, Editor), Marsden, Jonathan (Author), Parissien, Steven (Author), Lyons, Rebecca E., 1986- (Author), Remington, Vanessa (Author), Oakey, David (Picture library assistant) (Author), Bird, Rufus (Author), Shawe-Taylor, Desmond, 1955- (Author), Beevers, David (Author), Loske, Alexandra, 1969- (Author), Goodsir, Sally (Author), Stuart, Emma (Author), Clarke, Deborah (Curator) (Author), Peat, Rachel (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Text in English.
Published:	London, England : Royal Collection Trust, 2019.
Subjects:	George > IV, > King of Great Britain, > 1762-1830 > Art patronage > Exhibitions. George > IV, > King of Great Britain, > 1762-1830 > Art collections > Exhibitions. George > IV, > King of Great Britain, > 1762-1830. Great Britain > Kings and rulers > Art collections > Exhibitions. Great Britain > Kings and rulers > Art patronage > Exhibitions. Art patronage. Art > Private collections. Kings and rulers > Art collections. Great Britain. Exhibition catalogs. Essays. Illustrated works.

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Carlton House: Room names and floor plans
Introduction George IV: Art and Spectacle / Kathryn Jones and Kate Heard
Chapter 1 'First Gentleman of Europe' / Jonathan Marsden
Chapter 2 Man of fashion: George, Prince of Wales and his image / Steven Parissien
Chapter 3 Princely splendour and posterity: George IV's patronage and display or portraiture / Rebecca Lyons
Chapter 4 George IV as a collector of portrait miniatures / Vanessa Remington
Chapter 5 The construction, decoration and demolition of George IV's Carlton House / David Oakey
Chapter 6 George IV and the art market / Rufus Bird
Chapter 7 George IV and the Low Country Masters / Desmond Shawe-Taylor
Chapter 8 George IV and modern manufacturing / Kathryn Jones
Chapter 9 A naive and sentimental soldier? George IV and the art of war / Kate Heard
Chapter 10 The Royal Pavilion at Brighton / David Beevers
Chapter 11 The female influence on George IV's taste and collecting habits / Alexandra Loske
Chapter 12 The Great Joss and his Playthings: George IV and satirical prints / Kate Heard
Chapter 13 George IV and sporting art / Sally Goodsir
Chapter 14 George IV's intellectual world / Emma Stuart and Kate Heard
Chapter 15 'Never so happy as in show and state' / Kathryn Jones
Chapter 16 George IV's visits to Ireland, Hanover and Scotland / Deborah Clarke
Chapter 17 The houses that George built: St. James's Palace, Buckingham Palace and Windsor / Kathryn Jones and Kate Heard
Chapter 18 George IV and the wider world / Rachel Peat
Appendix Works of art displayed in the exhibition 'George IV: Art & Spectacle'
NOtes
Bibliography
Index
Contributors
Acknowledgements
Photographic acknowledgements.