Sujet
Penury incurr'd by endless riot, vanity, the lust of pleasure and variety!', c1820
Légende
'Penury incurr'd by endless riot, vanity, the lust of pleasure and variety! Ministerial grace deals him out money from the public chest', c1820. Satirical cartoon: Prime Minister William Pitt advises the dissolute Prince Regent (future King George IV) to marry Caroline of Brunswick. From "The Queen's matrimonial ladder", a political pamphlet with wood engraved illustrations by George Cruikshank, published after the opening of the trial of Queen Caroline (1768-1821, also known as Caroline of Brunswick, consort of King George IV), in August 1820. [William Hone, London]. Included in an album containing portraits and satirical caricatures related to the trial.
Date
1820
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19F12_253
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
59,3Mo (2,6Mo) / 39,8cm x 37,3cm / 4704 x 4408 (300dpi)