Title from caption below image., Questionable attribution to W. Heath from local card catalog record., Text following title: "His life is parallel'd even with the stroke and line of his great justice." Shakspear., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on lower edge., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Watermark: J. Whatman., and Numbered in ms. at top of sheet: 242.
Publisher:
Pub. by J. Fairburn, Broadway, Ludgate Hill
Subject (Name):
William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837 and Adelaide, Queen, consort of William IV, King of Great Britain, 1792-1849
"After the title: "--Thus they, in lowliest plight, repentant bow--Mil[ton]. The Pope sits in a Gothic chair whose back is at an angle with the picture plane: Wellington, in profile to the right, kneels at his feet, supporting the Pope's right foot, and fervently kisses his toe (as in BM Satires No. 15665). He wears civilian dress, but a plumed cocked hat lies beside him. Peel (left) stands behind, eagerly waiting his turn, his hands together as if in prayer. Each holds a rosary. The Pope, who has a red and vulturine nose, wears a tall tiara."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title from caption below image., Print signed using William Heath's device: A man with an umbrella., Imprint continues: ... where political and other caricatuers are daily pub., Approximate date of publication from British Museum catalogue., Text following title: "Thus they, in lowliest plight, repentant bow-Mil[t]on., Sheet trimmed to plate mark leaving thread margins., Watermark: J. Whatman 1829., and Numbered in ms. at top of sheet: 192.
Publisher:
Pub. by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket ...
Subject (Name):
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852 and Peel, Robert, 1788-1850