Queen consort of King George IV of the United Kingdom (1768-1821)

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Interior of the House of Lords during a public inquiry into Queen Caroline in 1820. Stipple engraving by J. G. Murray after J. Stephanoff.

The funeral procession of Queen Caroline, consort of King George IV. Aquatint, 1821.

The death bed of Queen Caroline. Coloured etching, 1827.

Caroline of Brunswick, Princess of Wales, head and shoulders. Stipple print after Cornelius Höÿer, ca. 1795.

The death bed of Queen Caroline. Engraving by Cooper after Fussell, 1821.

King George IV having his gouty foot massaged by his mistress Marchioness of Hertford while his wife Queen Caroline listens in the doorway. Coloured etching, ca. 1820.

Queen Caroline, wife of King George IV, is greeted by people from Marylebone. Etching by Th. Hook, 1820.

A day in the life of George, Prince Regent, 1814. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1814.

The book: or the investigation of the conduct of Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales / being the evidence given under a Commission from the King; with Her Royal Highness's defence and other important documents.

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Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821

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The book: or the investigation of the conduct of Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales / being the evidence given under a Commission from the King; with Her Royal Highness's defence and other important documents.