A sketch of the interior view of the House of Lords, representing the trial of her majesty Queen Caroline [graphic]

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Title: A sketch of the interior view of the House of Lords, representing the trial of her majesty Queen Caroline [graphic]
Creator: Roberts, Robert, active 1820s, printmaker
Contributor: Cruikshanks, H. R., artist.
Published / Created: [1 October 1820]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published Octr. 1st, 1820, by H. Rowe, 2 Amen Corner
Abstract: Illustration of the interior of the House of Lords during the trial of Queen Caroline, consort of George IV. Seated around a table in the center are the Queen, the Judges, the Bishops, the Lord Chancellor, the Attorney General (Sir R. Gifford), the Solicitor General (Mr. Serj't. Copley), and Mr. Gurney, the short-hand writer; standing in the foreground are Mr. Maule, Solicitor to the Treasury, Theodore Majocchi, first witness against Her Majesty, and the Marquis of Spinette, interpreter. Mr. Brougham, Attorney General to Her Majesty, Mr. Denman, Solicitor General to Her Majesty, and Dr. Lushington sit on the Queen's left. Supporters of the Treasury fill the gallery on one side of the room and supporters of the Opposition fill the gallery opposite. An empty throne occupies the center space in the background
Description: Title from text above and below image.
Aritst and printmaker tentatively identified as H.R. Cruikshanks and Robert Roberts, based on attributions in the British Museum online catalogue for an 1821 engraved portrait of Queen Caroline that was likewise published by H. Rowe. See British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1865,0114.247.
Imperfect; sheet trimmed within plate mark with loss of imprint statement from bottom edge. Imprint supplied from impression at the Library of Congress.
Laid in: one page on newspaper stock, three columns entitled "From Queen Caroline to His Majesty" and signed at the end of column three: Caroline R. Brandenburgh-House, Aug. 7,1802.
Provenance: Grosvenor Prints; November 2022.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 20 x 23.5 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English