Head and tail, or, A crown piece and a sovereign [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Head and tail, or, A crown piece and a sovereign [graphic]
- Alternative Title
- Crown piece and a sovereign
- Creator
- Heath, William, 1795-1840, printmaker
- Contributor
- McLean, T. publisher.
- Published / Created
- [30 September 1829]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pub. Sep. 30, 1829, by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket ...
- Abstract
-
Viewed from the back. Lady Conyngham, immensely fat, and her size increased by inflated sleeves and skirt. The King advances from the right and takes her right hand. The back of her head is covered by a large '5s.' piece, showing the reverse or "tail", with St. George and the 'Honi Soit' ... inscription. The King's face is covered with a sovereign, showing the obverse, with his own head, the profile towards the lady, and 'Georgius IV'... inscription. She wears an enormous high-crowned hat trimmed with loops of ribbon, the brim extending beyond her vast shoulders. He wears a top-hat and braided coat with fur collar, the ribbon of the Garter, and the Golden Fleece, with knee-breeches. Above the design: 'If thou be a King, where is thy Crown! My Crown is in My heart, not on my head!' Shakspeare (from 3 Henry VI, III. i). At the bottom edge of the image: A- is 2s/6d to herr husband". See British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Imprint continues: ... sole publisher W. Heaths ...
Sheet trimmed to plate mark. - Provenance
- Purchased from Andrew Edmunds; May 2016.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 26.3 x 38 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 829.09.30.01+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1829
Etchings England London 1829 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
-
Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 - Subject (Topic)
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Adultery
Obesity - Subjects
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Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861 > Caricatures and cartoons
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Adultery
Obesity
England > 1829
England > London > 1829
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
- 12829640
- Object ID (OID)
- 15956800