Love's last shift [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Love's last shift [graphic].
- Contributor
- Fores, S. W., publisher.
- Published / Created
- [26 February 1787]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pub'd Feby. 26, 1787, by S.W. Fores at the Caricature Warehouse, N. 3 Piccadilly
- Abstract
-
"A squalid domestic interior: the Prince of Wales (right) and Mrs. Fitzherbert (left) sit facing each other on each side of an open fireplace. A calf's head suspended from a string roasts before the fire. She mends a pair of breeches which he has taken off; on the breeches and on his left leg the word 'Honi' is conspicuous. He is out at elbows though fashionably dressed. Next to Mrs. Fitzherbert and on the extreme left is an infant in a wicker cradle, on rockers; the Prince negligently holds a string attached to the cradle. On the wall is a ballad: 'A Begging We will go &c.' The Prince of Wales' feathers also decorate the wall. On the extreme right is a small table, scantily laid for one. Weltje kneels beside it, unpacking a basket of potatoes. He looks round at George Hanger who stands behind the table in profile to the left holding a mug."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Temporary local subject terms: Domestic scene -- Furniture: chair -- Literary quotation: Colley Cibber's Love's last shift, or The fool in fashion -- Military uniform: Colonel in light infantry -- Roasting a calf's head -- Infant in wicker cradle -- Prince's debts -- Basket of potatoes. - Provenance
- Walter Schatzki; February 1961;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 24.2 x 35.3 cm, on sheet 25.4 x 36.8 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 787.02.26.01+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1787
Etchings England London 1787
Watermarks (Paper) - Material
- etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
-
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Fitzherbert, Maria Anne,
Hanger, George,
Weltje, Louis, - Subject (Topic)
-
Military uniforms
British
Sewing - Subjects
-
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837 > Caricatures and cartoons
Hanger, George, 1751?-1824 > Caricatures and cartoons
Weltje, Louis, 1745-1810 > Caricatures and cartoons
Military uniforms > British
Sewing
England > 1787
England > London > 1787
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 7794350
- Object ID (OID)
- 10728276