Le mort [graphic].

Description

Title: Le mort [graphic].
Creator: Doyle, John, 1797-1868, printmaker
Contributor: McLean, T. publisher.
Published / Created: Augt. 11, 1829.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket
Abstract: King George IV and the Marchioness of Conyngham grieve over the body of a dead giraffe, which had been sent to them by Mehmet Ali, Pasha of Egypt. There is a black mourning border around the image. Left, two Nubians lament. Right, the Lord Chancellor Lord Eldon plays a dirge on the bagpipes (the King called him "Old Bags" because of the purse containing the Privy Seal carried by the Lord Chancellor), while next to him are a pillbox and a prescription signed "Abe[rne]thy", representing unsuccessful medicine for the giraffe
Description: Title from text below image.
Two lines of text beneath title: Suppose and suppose the giraffe it should die, Old Bags he should play over him, we'd sit down and cry.
Matted to: 32.5 x 41.6 cm.
Provenance: Maggs Bros.; July 2024.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 28 x 39 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English