File:George IV in kilt, by Wilkie.jpg

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Summary

David Wilkie: George IV (1762-1830)

Artist



Description	British actor and painter
Date of birth/death	18 November 1785	1 June 1841
Location of birth/death	Fife	Crown Colony of Malta
Authority file	: Q902759 VIAF: 32265939 ISNI: 0000000066364617 ULAN: 500121036 LCCN: n85342493 NLA: 35712133 WorldCat

Title

Portrait of George IV of the United Kingdom (1762-1830)

Object type

painting

Genre

portrait

Description

Sir David Wilkie's flattering portrait, painted in 1829, of King George IV in kilt during the visit to Scotland in 1822. The King wore the Royal Stewart tartan, flesh-colored hose and the green sash of the Order of the Thistle.

Depicted people

George IV of the United Kingdom

Date

1829

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 279.4 cm (110 in); width: 179.1 cm (70.5 in)

Collection

Royal Collection

	Native name	Royal Collection of the United Kingdom
	Location	United Kingdom
	Established	after 1491 date QS:P,+1491-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1491-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
	Website	https://www.rct.uk
	Authority file	: Q1459037

Accession number

RCIN 401206 (Royal Collection)

References

royalcollection.org.uk

Source/Photographer

Unknown source

Licensing

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File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	16:51, 28 November 2016	944 × 1,500 (175 KB)	Hohum	Lighter
	16:49, 28 November 2016	944 × 1,500 (173 KB)	Hohum	Colour correction
	01:30, 10 April 2013	944 × 1,500 (174 KB)	P. S. Burton	better from the Royal collection
	16:32, 4 December 2005	470 × 800 (47 KB)	Voyager	Sir David Wilkie's flattering portrait, painted in 1829, of King George IV in kilt during the visit to Scotland in 1822 with lighting chosen to tone down the brightness of his kilt and his knees shown bare, without the pink tights he wore at the event. {