\paperw3360 \margr0\margl0\ATXph16380 \plain \fs20 \f1 \fs22 George IV (1762-1830) was King of Great Britain from 1820, when he succeeded his father George III, for whom he had a
cted as regent from 1811 to 1820 during the latterÆs insanity. He was idle, extravagant and selfish, yet he was also well-read, a generous and discerning patron of the arts and ædevilish entertainingÆ, as one contemporary avowed. There was scarcely a not
able artist or writer of his time that \b \cf4 \ATXht13211000 George IV\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 did not encourage and support. In fact the exuberant neo-classical style of architecture that developed in the early 1800s was named Regency\b \b0 after him. He was
also a considerable patron of the sciences, acting as President of the Royal Institution.
