A racket at a rout, or, Billingsgate removed to the westWilliams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker[9 June 1803]eng"The Duchess of Gordon, a fat termagant, stands berating the Prince of Wales (right); she says: "You Lie you------donna I ken the fellow wha told you muckle bad O me." Lady Georgiana holds her mother's right arm, and turns away, covering her face with her right hand; she says: "Oh dear I de-Clare I am so frighten'd I wish I could get away." The Prince turning his head in profile to the left, says: "I have no chance with you Madam in point of Language and the only excuse I can make is, how came you so?" [a phrase implying intoxication, cf. British Museum Satires No. 7774]. The Duchess wears a limp high-waisted dress, accentuating her vast bulk, a Scots cap, a tartan scarf; from her neck hangs a miniature, a profile head of Napoleon; she holds a square stoppered spirits bottle, inscribed 'de Paris'. Next the Prince on the extreme right is a man (? McMahon) looking at her through an eye-glass; he says: "Just cross'd the Channel therefore, whole Seas over." Behind are two pairs of ladies; one (left) says to her companion: "nothing New my Lady often taken so"; the other two look at the Duchess with amazement."--British Museum online catalogueTitle etched below image.Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue.Publisher's advertisement in lower right corner: Folios of caracatures [sic] lent out for the evening.