The child of folly, or, Lady Cun-gh-m's favourite dance [graphic].

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Title: The child of folly, or, Lady Cun-gh-m's favourite dance [graphic].
Alternative Title: Lady Cun-gh-m's favourite dance
Lady Cunnigham's favourite dance
Contributor: Benbow, William, 1787-1864, publisher.
Published / Created: [27 December 1820]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published Decr. 27, 1820, by W. Benbow, corner of St. Clements Church Yard, Strand
Abstract: George IV, dressed as a jester, dances at the center of the design with Lady Conyngham, who is dressed similarly. The king wears a fools' cap that has bells at the end and two additional protrusions from the side that resemble horns; he holds a noisemaker in his left hand. Lady Conyngham likewise wears a fools' cap, and she holds a staff in her right hand. On the left are four men labeled "The Friends of his Youth"; Earl Grey is in the foreground, with two men in white robes behind him and a man in a barrister's wig and robe at the back. On the right is a musical ensemble consisting of the King's supporters, labeled "A Band-ditte": a bishop plays the drum, Liverpool the cello, Canning the flute, Sidmouth the violin, and Wellington the cymbals
Description: Title etched below image.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Mounted to 39 x 58 cm.
Mounted on leaf 37 in volume 2 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair."
Figures of "Grey," "Lady Conyngham," "Geo. IV," "Liverpool," "Canning," "Wellington," and "Sidmouth" identified in ink below image.
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 : sheet 28.1 x 45.5 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English