The Regency (1795–1837) was a period when King George III of England was deemed unfit to rule and his son, the Prince of Wales, ruled as his proxy as Prince Regent. On the death of his father in 1820, the Prince Regent became George IV.
It was a time of great elegance and achievement in the fine arts and architecture, shaping and altering the societal structure of Britain and influencing the world.
Upper-class society, in particular, flourished in a Renaissance of culture and refinement.
Here are 12 men from the Regency Era—some war heroes, some artists, but all embodying the proud spirit of the age.
1. Alexander Ivanovitch, Prince of Chernichev (1786-1857) by Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1818
2. Charles William Vane-Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry by Sir Thomas Lawrence – 1812
3. Léon Riesener by Eugène Delacroix, 1835
4. Captain George Miller Bligh by Mather Brown, 1812
5. Portrait of Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington by Thomas Lawrence, 1815
6. George James Welbore Agar-Ellis, later 1st Lord Dover by Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1824
7. John Arthur Douglas Bloomfield, 2nd Baron Bloomfield by Thomas Lawrence, 1819
8. Lieutenant Colonel Sir Henry Vassal Webster by Sir Martin Archer Shee, 1814
9. Sir Codrington Edmund Carrington by Thomas Lawrence, 1801
10. Robert Chuter by Thomas Lawrence, c. 1820
11. Thomas Campbell by Thomas Lawrence, 1820
12. Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux by Thomas Lawrence, 1825
