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'George IV. Taking his favorite Exercise, near the Sandpit Gate, Windsor Park', 1830. Creator: Melville.
/2705832.jpg "'George IV. Taking his favorite Exercise, near the Sandpit Gate, Windsor Park', 1830. Creator: Melville.")
2-705-832 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images
'George IV. Taking his favorite Exercise, near the Sandpit Gate, Windsor Park', 1830. King George IV (1762-1830) taking 'exercise' in the form of riding in a carriage near Windsor Castle. George was famously overweight and unhealthy due to his heavy drinking and the huge banquets he indulged in. He suffered from gout, arteriosclerosis, peripheral oedema ('dropsy'), and possibly porphyria.[Thomas Kelly, London, 1830]
Image Details
People Information
Creator
- Melville, attributed to: {}: Artist, engraver, printmaker
Subject
- King George IV: British: King of Great Britain
Geographic Hierarchy
World Europe United Kingdom England Windsor and Maidenhead Windsor
- 51 29 00 N , 000 36 00 W
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 9828x5888
File Size : 56,511kb
Aliases
- 0580038677
- 2-705-832
- 2705832