The Kremlin in commotion, or, The Grand Lama sick of the horn cholic graphic].

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Title: The Kremlin in commotion, or, The Grand Lama sick of the horn cholic graphic].
Alternative Title: Grand Lama sick of the horn cholic
Contributor: Benbow, William, 1787-1864, publisher.
Published / Created: [1 December 1820]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published Decr. 1st, 1820, by W. Benbow, corner of St. Clements Church Yard, Strand
Abstract: Print shows King George IV fallen to the floor, he clutches his stomach, near him are a "Plan for Divorce," a decanter and cup, cards and dice. In the background sits his estranged wife Caroline about to be crowned by Justice while surrounded by her loyal supporters
Description: Title etched below image.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Mounted to 39 x 58 cm.
Mounted on leaf 27 in volume 2 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair."
Figures of "Liverpool," "Sidmouth," "Londondery [sic]," and "Eldon" identified in ink below image; date "1 Dec. 1820" written in lower right corner.
Provenance: Sold by London's Dulau and Company to the New York City bookseller Ernest R. Gee in 1928. Earlier ownership by W.E. Gladstone is suggested by a manuscript note from Dulau formerly laid into the front the first volume (now in the object file), which states that "These came from the Gladstone Library at Court Hey, Broad Green. The manuscript notes written below the caricatures are in the handwriting of W.E. Gladstone." William Reese Company; February 2024.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 25.6 x 39.1 cm, on sheet 25.9 x 39.4 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English