File:George IV in kilt, by Wilkie.jpg

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Artist



Description	British painter
Date of birth/death	18 January 1785	1 June 1841
Location of birth/death	Cults/Fife bei Edinburgh	auf See vor Gibraltar
Work location	London, Italy, Spanien, North Africa
Authority control	WorldCat

Title

Portrait of George IV (1762-1830)

Description

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.

Date

1829

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

279.4 × 179.1 cm (110 × 70.5 in)

Current location

Royal Collection

	Native name	Royal Collection of the United Kingdom
	Location	United Kingdom
	Established	after 1491
	Website	www.royalcollection.org.uk

References

royalcollection.org.uk

Source/Photographer

Unknown

Licensing

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