Sujet
Away with her, and waft her hence ---', c1820.
Légende
'Away with her, and waft her hence ---', c1820. Satirical cartoon with a quote from Shakespeare's "Henry VI, Part III", showing Queen Caroline being offered a bribe of £50,000 per annum to leave, thus saving her adulterous husband the Prince Regent (future King George IV) the embarrassment of her existence. From an album containing portraits and satirical caricatures related to the trial of Queen Caroline (1768-1821, also known as Caroline of Brunswick, consort of King George IV) in 1820.
Date
1820
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM19F12_263
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
60,4Mo (2,7Mo) / 35,5cm x 42,7cm / 4192 x 5040 (300dpi)