Sir William Beechey - George IV (1762–1830), When Prince of Wales - fine art print

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This portrait of the prince wearing a uniform of the Tenth Light Dragoons and the star of the Order of the Garter is a version of Beechey's diploma work, which was presented to the Royal Academy in 1798. Another version, commisssioned by the sitter and probably painted in 1803, is in the British Royal Collection.

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The artwork George IV (1762–1830), When Prince of Wales was created by Sir William Beechey. The version of the artwork has the size 56 1/4 x 44 1/2 in (142,9 x 113 cm) and was painted on the medium oil on canvas. The artwork is included in the The Metropolitan Museum of Art's digital collection. With courtesy of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Heathcote Art Foundation, 1986 (licensed - public domain). Moreover, the artpiece has the creditline: Gift of Heathcote Art Foundation, 1986. In addition to that, the alignment of the digital reproduction is portrait and has an aspect ratio of 1 : 1.2, meaning that the length is 20% shorter than the width. The painter Sir William Beechey was a European artist, whose style can be classified as Neoclassicism. The artist was born in the year 1753 and passed away at the age of 86 in the year 1839.

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