
Brighton Pavilion, Windsor Castle & Buckingham Palace
Away from London, George spent much time at the fashionable seaside resort of Brighton. There he rebuilt a seafront residence – today’s Brighton Pavilion – in a fantastical ‘oriental’ style, inspired by the art of China, India and Japan. As king, George inherited Windsor Castle and Buckingham House. He immediately began to transform these in collaboration with leading architects and interior designers. Under the guidance of John Nash, Buckingham House became the grand Buckingham Palace. At Windsor, Jeffry Wyatville’s work in the Gothic revival style acknowledged the long history of the site, which had been a royal residence since 1086. As with all George’s architectural projects, interiors were designed to accommodate his fine collection of paintings and decorative arts in splendid rooms that provided an appropriate setting for the spectacle of monarchy.
Henry Holland (1745-1806)
Marine Pavilion, Brighton
John Samuel Agar (1773-1858)
Pavilion, Music Room.
Winkles, Henry (fl.1819-32)
Pavilion, Gallery in its present state, looking towards the Music Room.
Attributed to Jean-Jacques Boileau (active c.1787-1851)
Design for the carpet for the Large Drawing Room (The Crimson Drawing Room), Windsor Castle
Joseph Nash (1809-78)
Buckingham Palace: the east front from St James's Park
Morel & Seddon
Inventory of Clocks Etc [The Pictorial Inventory], vol. A
Charles Williams (1796-1830)
A KING-FISHER.
Morel & Seddon
Piece of silk damask
George Smith III (mark used 1774-86)