Exploring life in 18th-century Britain through the fashions of the day, this is the 40th exhibition to be held in the former Queen’s Gallery since it opened in 2002 and the first in 18 months while it underwent essential maintenance works. Another first: £1 tickets available to those receiving Universal Credit and other named benefits.

The exhibition brings together almost 100 works from the Royal Collection, including paintings, prints and drawings by artists such as Thomas Gainsborough and William Hogarth. At its heart is a selection of period clothing and accessories alongside paintings showing comparable items. Together, they build a picture of what the Georgians wore, from the functional dress of laundry maids to the glittering gowns suitable for court.

After a run in London, new additions have been made with distinctly Scottish links. These include two depictions of George IV by Fife-born Sir David Wilkie, painted to mark the first visit by a reigning monarch to Scotland in almost 200 years. One shows the King in full Highland dress of Royal Stewart tartan. Intened as a statement of unity portraying the King as heir to both the Hanoverians and the Jacobites following over a century of conflict. It is contrasted with a portrait by Louis Gabriel Blanchet of Bonnie Prince Charlie (pictured), showing the Jacobite leader as a defiant prince.

A video for the exhibition can be viewed here.