George IV, relieving a poor family · At the 1884 Whitechapel Exhibition

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Title: George IV, relieving a poor family
Actual Title: George IV, relieving the prisoners
Artist: T. Stothard
Artist Full Name: Thomas Stothard (1755-1834)
Status: R. A.
Date (Painted or Exhibited): 1820
Type: Engraving
Current Location: Elgar Collection / Bridgeman Images: LLE5233452.
Lent By: Rev. Stopford A. Brooke
Catalog Number: 74
Catalog Page: 11
Catalog Description: The story is told of George IV., when Prince of Wales, hearing of any officer's family in distress; straightway borrowing six or eight hundred pounds, and in disguise carrying the money to the starving family.
Curators Notes: The painting is an alternate. It has been chosen because the subject, the type (or genre), and the date align with the painting listed in the catalog.
Alt-Text: A historical black-and-white illustration shows a king holding a scroll, facing a group of relieved and emotional women and children, with the caption The King Relieving the Prisoners in Dorchester Jail.
Image Credit: Christie's / Bridgeman Images. Shared with permission from Bridgeman Education under fair use.