Beau Brummell
English man of fashion (1778-1840) · United Kingdom · On the map · Athletes · Died at 61
George Bryan "Beau" Brummell was an important figure in Regency England, and for many years he was the arbiter of British men's fashion. At one time, he was a close friend of the Prince Regent, the future King George IV, but after the two quarrelled and Brummell got into debt, he had to take refuge in France.
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Sir Joshua Reynolds, The Brummel Children, 1780s. George is the younger.
Soldiers of the 10th Light Dragoons, 1793, by George Stubbs.
1805 caricature of Brummell by Robert Dighton
A ball at Almack's, supposedly in 1815; the couple on the left are annotated as "Beau Brummell in deep conversation with the Duchess of Rutland".
2002 statue of Beau Brummell by Irena Sedlecká in London's Jermyn Street
Gillette advertisement (1917)About this person
Eventually, he died from complications of neurosyphilis in Caen.
