Caption title., In verse., An abridged version of An appeal from the bulls to the cows., Not to be confused with "Parody on the Beggar's petition"; the first two lines of the present work are: Pity the sorrows of a poor old man, / Whose gilded yacht has borne him to your shore., Satire in verse on George IV., At bottom are sixteen lines in four stanzas with the heading "Song, adapted to Moore's melody. Tune--"The harp that once, in Tara's halls." These verses concern George IV's estranged wife Queen Caroline., "Price one penny."--Following imprint., and For further information, consult library staff.
Publisher:
Printed and published by J. Fairburn, 110, Minories
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830., Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., and Moss, Thomas, 1738 or 1739-1808.
Print showing George IV being carried in a sedan chair by two men wearing judicial wigs and robes, one carries a sceptor; on the top of the chair sits Queen Caroline holding a noise maker, she tells the porters to "Keep joging, I'le be your Pilot, don't fear his Wakeing - I have Composed his Highness, I warrant you." George IV pours out the contents of a bottle labeled "opium" and on the ground next to the chair is a broken bottle also labeled "opium." and "Political satire: the Prince Regent carried in a chair by two judges, with Mrs Fitzherbert on the roof with two babies, followed by the cabinet."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., "Price one shilling coloured"--Lower right corner of image., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum., and Imperfect; selected text erased from sheet, including publication date and some dialogue within speech bubble in upper right.
Publisher:
Pubd. Aprl. 24, 1812, by Thos. Tegg, 111 Cheapside
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830,, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821,, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830., and Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837
Subject (Topic):
Spouses, Sedan chairs, Mistresses, Judges, Scepters, Wigs, Bottles, Opium, Cupids, Infants, and Bagpipes