Lot 1644 , Thomas Hodgetts after Sir Thomas Lawrence P.R.A., mezzotint, 'The Prince Regent, later George IV', published by Colnaghi 1829, visible sheet 64.5 x 45cm
Thomas Hodgetts after Sir Thomas Lawrence P.R.A., mezzotint, 'The Prince Regent, later George IV', published by Colnaghi 1829, visible sheet 64.5 x 45cm
£120-180
This is a version of Lawrence's most replicated portrait of the Prince Regent, painted in 1818 wearing Garter robes and presented by the sitter to the Mansion House in Dublin (now in the Hugh Lane Gallery). This is one of four versions currently in the Royal Collection, all painted after the Coronation in 1820 at which point a crown replaces the plumed hat of the Garter on the table. The King rests one hand on a paper lying under the Imperial Crown upon the 'Table des Grands Capitaines'; he wears Garter robes with the collars of the Golden Fleece, Guelphic Order, Bath and Garter.
Sold for £170