George IV: Art & Spectacle

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Peasants dancing outside a Tavern

      This painting by David Teniers the Younger epitomises George IV's taste for rustic lowlife scenes by the Flemish Old Masters. Watch this film to hear Desmond Shawe-Taylor, Surveyor of The Queen's Pictures, explain what is depicted.

      Short film about painting by Teniers the Younger Copyright: Royal Collection Enterprises Limited

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