Lecture | Steven Parissien, On George IV and the Horse
George Stubbs, George IV, when Prince of Wales, detail, 1791, oil on canvas, 103 × 128 cm
(Royal Collection Trust, RCIN 400142)
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In connection with the exhibition George IV: Art & Spectacle now on view at Buckingham Palace:
Steven Parissien, George IV and the Horse
The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, 26 February 2020
One of George IV’s greatest passions was horseracing. In this lunchtime lecture, Steven Parissien, Chief Executive of Palace House, Newmarket, examines the ways in which George utilised the image of the thoroughbred horse to define and bolster his royal image. 13:00–14:00
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