New bauble's for the Chinese temple we are but children of a larger growth. [graphic]

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Title: New bauble's for the Chinese temple we are but children of a larger growth. [graphic]
Contributor: Heath, William, 1795-1840, attributed name.
Fores, S. W., publisher.
Published / Created: [30 March 1820]
Publication Place: London and England London
Publisher: Pub. Ma[r]ch 30, 1820, by S.W. Fores, Picadilli [sic]
Abstract: Caricature of the British Prime Minister presenting crowns to King George IV in the Brighton Pavilion, surrounded by Chinese objects and figures. The King is seen from behind, brandishing a scepter and sovereign's orb
Description: Title etched below image.
Possibly by William Heath, to which the British Museum catalogue attributes many prints from this time period with S.W. Fores's address spelled "Picadilli" in imprint.
A speech bubble from the Prime Minister reads: I can't indeed I can't consider the poor Starving Manufacturers.
A speech bubble from the King reads: Now if you don't Increase my Salary half a Million, I'll send you to Liverpool.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
With a watermark: Ruse & Turner 1816.
Provenance: Maggs Bros.; July 2024.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 24 x 35 cm, on sheet 24.4 x 39 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English