George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, 1769-1822, Sidmouth, Henry Addington, Viscount, 1757-1844, and Liverpool, Robert Banks Jenkinson, Earl of, 1770-1828
Subject (Topic):
Circuses & shows, Jugglers, Organ grinders, Stages (Platforms), and Spectators
An ugly man with his feet turned in, dressed in macaroni style with tasselled hat, tasselled stick, and a curved sword, stands with an expression of anxious expectation in front of two fashionably dressed young women who appraise him from behind. Another young woman devotes her attention to a handsome young man who smiles as he gazes down at her; probably John of the title
Twelve men sit crowded along a dining table consuming their meagre fare. Behind on the wall is a painting of a building signed "Versailles" and a wall clock with words "a Paris" on its face. The door frame is inscribed "Louis le grande."