A parting hug at St. Omer! [graphic].

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Title: A parting hug at St. Omer! [graphic].
Creator: Lane, Theodore, 1800-1828, printmaker
Contributor: Humphrey, G., active approximately 1820, publisher.
Published / Created: June 1st, 1821.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St.
Abstract: "Caricature of Queen Caroline held by Bergami, who kisses her on the lips in front of a French inn observed by astonished locals."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
Attributed to Theodore Lane in the British Museum online catalogue.
Three lines of text etched below title: Adieu, adieu, my dearest love, my people call me from thee. Remember thou'rt a Q----s gallant, those tears but ill become thee. Fare thee well, and if for ever, still for ever fare thee well.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Mounted to 58 x 39 cm.
Mounted on leaf 77 in volume 2 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair."
Figures of "Bergami," "Caroline," and "Ald. Wood" identified in pencil at bottom of sheet.
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 of 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 27.8 x 22.6 cm, on sheet 28.2 x 22.9 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English