The arrival of his Majesty George the fourth in Scotland accompanied by the Royal Flottilla, August 1822 steering for Leith Roads.

George IV's visit to Scotland, the first since Charles II, was closely followed by artists, among them J.M.W. Turner, who was present. On his father's death in 1793 J.T. Serres succeeded Dominic as marine painter to George III but because of his marriage to Olivia Wilmot, the self-styled Princess Olive of Cumberland, he lost royal favour. In 1818 he fled to Edinburgh to escape his wife's creditors and was imprisoned.

This is one of a series of four watercolours by Serres of George IV's progress by sea from London to Edinburgh. It is signed and dated 1822.

Object Details

ID: PAJ2854
Type: Drawing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Serres, John Thomas
Places: Leith
Vessels: H.M.Y. Royal George; James Watt H.M.Y. Royal Sovereign
Date made: 1822
People: Serres, John Thomas
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Image: 385 x 945 mm; Frame: 595 x 1150 mm
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