The rival queens, or, A political heat for Rege & Grege [graphic].Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker[1 February 1789]engTwo stout ladies, dressed in long gowns, confront each other. Mrs. Fitzherbert (left) with her second the Prince of Wales faces in a confident manner the scowling and clumsy Mrs. Schwellenberg whose second, Pitt offers her a lemon. The furious German woman holds a massive sceptre in both her hands raised above her head ready to strick her opponent. All the figures have speech bubbles above their heads referencing the rights of the people, the Prince's morganatic marriage, Catholics, and the issue of money going to GermanyTitle etched below image.Printmaker from later state. Cf. Works of James Gillray, the caricaturist with the history of his life and times. London, Chatto and Windus, [1873?], p. 107.Sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of subtitle.Earlier state, with the Prince of Wales's uncensored speech. Cf. Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6, no. 7501.Watermark: L Taylor.