A royal salute le cannon est en bas. [graphic]

Description

Title: A royal salute le cannon est en bas. [graphic]
Creator: Heath, William, 1795-1840, printmaker
Contributor: Fores, S. W., publisher.
Published / Created: [28 August 1820]
Publication Place: London and England London
Publisher: Pub. Aug. 28, 1820, by S.W. Fores, 41 Picadilli [sic]
Abstract: A caricature of Queen Caroline embracing her lover Bartolomeo Bergami
Description: Title etched below image.
Attributed to William Heath; see Curator's comments, British Museum online catalogue registration no.: 1949,1008.49.
Probably a later state, with the text "Le cannon est en bas" added at end of title. For a variant state lacking this text, see Lewis Walpole Library call no.: 820.08.28.01+.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Provenance: Jarndyce; April 2023.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 24.6 x 35 cm, on sheet 26.2 x 39.4 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English