King William Iv Collection

London Bridge (new), London, 1831
View of London Bridge, London, opened by King William IV and Queen Adelaide in 1831. In the foreground figures stand on decorated ships and barges looking towards the dome of St Pauls Cathedral

A Rowing Match at Richmond, 1793, (1942). Creator: Robert Clevely
A Rowing Match at Richmond, 1793, (1942). Part of the Celebrations for the Duke of Clarences Birthday. Boats on the River Thames at Richmond, (now part of Greater London)

William IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1830, (1932). Artist: Rosalind Thornycroft
William IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1830, (1932). The last Hanoverian king of Britain, William (1765-1837) succeeded his elder brother, George IV

William IV, (c1911). Creator: Unknown
William IV, (c1911). King William IV of Great Britain and Ireland. From a water-colour by an unknown artist. In the National Portrait Gallery'

A Scene in the New Farce Called The Rivals, 1819. Creator: Charles Williams
A Scene in the New Farce Called The Rivals, 1819

The Disconsolate Sailor, 1811. Creator: Charles Williams
The Disconsolate Sailor, 1811

Portrait Of King William The Fourth (1765-1837), 1838. Creator: David Wilkie
Portrait Of King William The Fourth (1765-1837), 1838

The State Cerberus, A Leaf Out of the AEnead, Freely Translated, December 11, 1834

Three Loafers (Trois Originaux), 1836-41. Creator: Alfred E. Baker
Three Loafers (Trois Originaux), 1836-41

So Much out of the Fire or The Man Wots Lost His Throne, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
So Much out of the Fire or The Man Wots Lost His Throne, 1834. Chancellor of the Exchequer John Spencer says to King William IV: Please your Majesty - The House of Commons is destroyed

Swing Caught at Last, 1835. Creator: John Doyle
Swing Caught at Last, 1835. Former Lord Chancellor Henry Brougham stands in the dock, as Sir Robert Peel explains his crime of incendiarism to judge King William IV

New State Omnibus, or the Man wot is Cad... 1834. Creator: John Doyle
New State Omnibus, or the Man wot is Cad to the Man wot was Cad to the Man wot drove the Sovereign, 1834. John Bull says Time ; Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

An Interesting Group, 1833. Creator: John Doyle
An Interesting Group, 1833. The teenage Maria II of Portugal; King William IV of Britain; Marias supporter Joao Jose Xavier, Conde de Carvalhal. Satirical cartoon by H.B. (John Doyle)

The Fall of Icarus, 1834. Creator: John Doyle
The Fall of Icarus, 1834. Lord Brougham portrayed as Icarus of Greek myth, who flew too close to the Sun with wings made of wax

King William IV, (c1830s?). Creator: Unknown
King William IV, (c1830s?). Portrait of William IV (1765-1837), King of the United Kingdom, in the ceremonial robes he wore at his coronation on 8 September 1831

Lord Lyndhurst, c1830, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Lord Lyndhurst, c1830, (c1884). John Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst (1772-1863), British lawyer and politician educated at a private school and Trinity College, Cambridge

Lord Brougham, c1840, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Lord Brougham, c1840, (c1884). Henry Peter Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, (1778-1868), British statesman educated at Royal High School, Edinburgh and Edinburgh University

Lord Melbourne, c1800, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Lord Melbourne, c1800, (c1884). William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779-1848), British Whig educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge

Earl Grey, c1810, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Earl Grey, c1810, (c1884). Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764-1845), British whig and reformer educated at Richmond School, Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge

Duke of Wellington, c1830, (c1884). Creator: Unknown
Duke of Wellington, c1830, (c1884). Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) Anglo-Irish soldier and Tory statesman educated at Eton College

Coronation of King William IV: the royal procession, Westminster Abbey, London, 1830 (c1890). From " Cassells History of England - Special Edition, Vol

William IV, c1831, (1919). Artist: FC Lewis
William IV, c1831, (1919). After a painting in the National Portrait Gallery, London. King William IV (1765-1837) who came to the throne in 1830

Launch of HMS Thunderer, Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent, 1831. King William IV and Queen Adelaide were among those attending the ceremony. Thunderer was an 84 gun second rate ship of the line

Coronation of William IV and Queen Adelaides in Westminster Abbey, London, 1831. The king and queen are shown in the foreground with spectators filling the aisle and main body of the abbey

All a-Gog at Guildhall or the civic giants displaying their solid attachments, 1830. One of the City giants (Gog?) and Sir John Key, Lord Mayor of London

The opening of London Bridge by King William IV and Queen Adelaide, 1831. Showing the royal procession on the River Thames approaching the bridge

Royal opening of London Bridge, 1831. Interior view of the pavilion erected on London Bridge for the reception of King William IV and Queen Adelaide for the bridges opening

Opening ceremony of the new London Bridge, 1831
Opening of the new London Bridge by King William and Queen Adelaide, 1831. In the foreground figures stand on the riverbank and on decorated barges looking towards London Bridge lined with flags

Dinner in the Guildhall, City of London, 1830. Interior view of the Guildhall during the inauguration dinner of Sir John Key as Lord Mayor of London in 1830 in the presence of King William IV

Statue of King William IV at the London Bridge end of King William Street, City of London, 1860

Pray remember us poor children, 1795. Artist: Isaac Cruikshank
Pray remember us poor children, 1795. Duke of York, Duke of Clarence and Prince of Wales at the door of the House of Commons. Henry Addington, Charles Fox and William Pitt speak

The opening of London Bridge, 1831. Commemorative writing sheet showing the opening of Rennies London Bridge by William IV and Queen Adelaide, 1831

Civic anointing - or - the catastrophe of Lord Mayors Day 1827, vide Guildhall, 1827
Civic anointing - or - the catastrophe of Lord Mayors Day 1827, vide Guildhall ; a large board containing fairy lamps plummets towards the new Lord Mayor, Matthias Prime Lucas and guests

The terror-stricken, horror-smitten ministers advice, or the R[oya]l visit postponed, 1830. The Duke of Wellington, attended by Sir Robert Peel, tells the King, William IV

Panoramic view of the area around Regents Park, London, 1831. Panorama showing Park Cresent, Park Square West and Ulster Terrace, with figures

An illustrated songsheet, 1831. Two images with the songs Gog and Magog rewarded and King William and the citizens of London beneath

William IV, King of the United Kingdom, c1830-1837. Artist: L Mansion
William IV, King of the United Kingdom, c1830-1837. William (1765-1837) succeeded his elder brother, George IV, as king in 1830. Plate 14 from Costume of the Royal Navy and Marines

William IV, 1935. William IV (1765-1837) was King of the United Kingdom and King of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death

The Colonel, 1825-1847, (1911)
The Colonel, 1911. The Colonel (1825-1847) was a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for running a dead heat in the Epsom Derby and winning the St Leger Stakes in 1828

Mrs. Jordan in the Character of Hypolita, c1791, (1910). Artist: John Jones
Mrs. Jordan in the Character of Hypolita, 1910. Dorothea Jordan (1761-1816) was an Anglo-Irish actress, courtesan, and the mistress and companion of the future King William IV of the United Kingdom

William IV, 1856. Artist: Alfred Crowquill
William IV, 1856. From Alfred Crowquills Comic History of the Kings and Queens of England - From William the Conqueror to the Present Time. [Read & Co. London, 1856]

A Game at Chess: Lord Grey Playing William IV, 1948. Artist: John Doyle
A Game at Chess: Lord Grey Playing William IV, 1948. From British Chess, by Kenneth Matthews. [Collins, London, 1948]

Horrockses fabrics, 1935
Advert for Horrockses fabrics, 1935. Advert commemorating King George Vs Silver Jubilee, with medals bearing portraits of George III, George IV, William IV, Queen Victoria, Edward VII and George V

Various sovereigns, c1895. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume VII (c1895)

The Great Seal of King William IV, c1895. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume VII (c1895)

Prince William Henry, third son of George III, 1781. A print for the London Magazine, January 1781

William IV and Queen Adelaide, 1881
King William IV (1765-1837) and Queen Adelaide (1792-1849), 1881. William was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1830 until his death in 1837

King William IV, Lord Henry Brougham and Lord Charles Grey, 1832. Artist: F Wentworth
King William IV, Lord Henry Brougham and Lord Charles Grey, 1832. On 7th May 1832, Prime Minister Grey and Henry Brougham met the king

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