The th---e in danger [graphic]

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Title: The th---e in danger [graphic]
Alternative Title: Throne in danger
Creator: Heath, William, 1795-1840, printmaker
Contributor: McLean, T. publisher.
Published / Created: [February 1828]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pub. by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Abstract: The Duke of Wellington stands before the King who sits on his throne, his right foot resting on a footstool. Dressed in uniform and standing very erect, Wellington holds out a large cross-hilted sword at an angle between himself and the King. From his plumed cocked hat, which he holds behind him, hangs a piece of paper with the words "Military commission to throw dust in John Bull's eyes." Projecting from his back pockets, are two papers labelled "Church patronage" and "Army patronage." A lady, Lady Conyngham, is seen peaking between the curtains behind the throne of the puzzled-looking King. The crown is on a table behind Wellington
Description: Title etched above image.
Figure of a man with an open umbrella is one of artist's devices used by William Heath.
Below design: "There is a power before the throne & a power behind the throne -- greater than the throne itself."
Provenance: Michael Finney; August 2008;
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 25.2 x 35.2 cm, on sheet 28.0 x 40.0 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1828
Etchings England London 1828
Artists' devices
Material: etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861
Subject (Topic): Corn laws (Great Britain)
Draperies
Thrones
Subjects: George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852 > Caricatures and cartoons
Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861 > Caricatures and cartoons
Corn laws (Great Britain)
Draperies
Thrones
England > 1828
England > London > 1828

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