The wedding night [graphic].

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Description

Title
The wedding night [graphic].
Creator
Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
Contributor
Fores, S. W., publisher.
Published / Created
May 20, 1797.
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Pubd by S.W. Fores, No. 50 Piccadilly
Description
Title from item.
Printmaker from earlier state. See Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 7, no. 9015.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Printseller's statement following the imprint: Folios of caracatures [sic] len [sic] out for the evening.
Reworked state, with an additional figure riding the elephant. Cf. No. 9015 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7.
Temporary local subject terms: Marriages: Prince of Würtemberg to Princess Charlotte Augusta, May 17, 1797 -- Beverages: cock broth -- Lighting: candlesticks -- Dress: court dress -- Pictures amplifying subjects: Bacchus riding an elephant -- Cupid: Prince of Orange as sleeping Cupid.
Matted to 47 x 62 cm.; printmaker's name printed on mat below image. Subjects identified by numbers with a key printed on mat below image.
Provenance
Maggs; August 1964; From Minto Wilson collection with his stamp on verso.
Extent
1 print : sheet 33 x 48 cm
Edition
[Reworked state with additional figures].
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
797.05.20.02.2+

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1797
Etchings England London 1797
Material
etching ; and laid paper hand-colored
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818
Frederick I, King of Württemberg, 1754-1816
Charlotte, Queen, Consort of Frederick I, King of Württemberg, 1766-1828
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827
William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester, 1776-1834
William V, Prince of Orange, 1748-1806
Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Smith Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834
Derby, Elizabeth Farren Stanley, Countess of, 1759 or 62-1829
Subjects
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818 > Caricatures and cartoons
Frederick I, King of Württemberg, 1754-1816 > Caricatures and cartoons
Charlotte, Queen, Consort of Frederick I, King of Württemberg, 1766-1828 > Caricatures and cartoons
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837 > Caricatures and cartoons
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827 > Caricatures and cartoons
William Frederick, Duke of Gloucester, 1776-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
William V, Prince of Orange, 1748-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Smith Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
Derby, Elizabeth Farren Stanley, Countess of, 1759 or 62-1829 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1797
England > London > 1797

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
8140671
Object ID (OID)
11124100

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