Georgy's delight, or, More cunning than cautious!!! [graphic].

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Title: Georgy's delight, or, More cunning than cautious!!! [graphic].
Alternative Title: More cunning than cautious!!!
Creator: Heath, William, 1795-1840, printmaker
Contributor: Hough, S., active 1820, publisher.
Published / Created: [16 December 1820]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pub. Dec. 16, 1820, by S. Hough, 14 Dean Street, Fetter Lane
Abstract: "The King sits on a sofa with the fat Lady Conyngham on his knee, and one foot planted regally on a footstool; he flourishes a glass, spilling the contents; a broken bottle lies at his feet. Beside him (right) is a table with fruit and a decanter of 'Coniac'. She embraces him, kissing his cheek. Above: 'Georgy loves good Ale and Wine And Georgy loves good Brandy And Georgy loves his C--n--g--m As sweet as sugar Candy!!!'."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Attributed to William Heath in the British Museum catalogue.
Mounted to 58 x 39 cm.
Mounted on leaf 34 in volume 2 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair."
Figures of "Lady Conyngham" and "Geo. IV" identified in ink below image; date "15 Dec. 1820" written in lower right.
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 35.2 x 24.9 cm, on sheet 35.7 x 25.3 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English