Fancy sketches of Mr. and Mrs. William Guelph : should their Most Gracious Majesties ever be reduced, (which Almighty God forbid!) to the general condition of poor humanity

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Title: Fancy sketches of Mr. and Mrs. William Guelph : should their Most Gracious Majesties ever be reduced, (which Almighty God forbid!) to the general condition of poor humanity
Creator: Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, printmaker
Contributor: Pickburn, J., printer.
Strange, W. publisher.
Steill, Benjamin, publisher.
Purkess, George, 1801-1859, publisher.
Berger, G. active 1831-1868, publisher.
Published / Created: [1832]
Publication Place: London, [London] : Printed by J. Pickburn, 14, Henrietta-Street, Covent Garden, London, and England London
Publisher: Sold by Strange, and Steill, Paternoster Row; Berger, Holywell-Street; Purkis, Compton-Street; and Clemens, Pulteney-street, London
Abstract: King William IV -- here "William Guelph", a ragged crossing-sweeper -- kneels in the street to Grey, holding out his hat for alms. Grey walks stiffly on with a rejecting expression. Queen Adelaide -- "Adelaide Guelph" -- as a broom-girl, with a sly half-smile holds up one of her brooms to an open window, where Brougham sits, making a derisive gesture which is almost that of thumbing his nose
Description: Title from letterpress text above image.
Attributed to Charles Jameson Grant in the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1868,0808.11278.
Illustrations from: The caricaturist, no. 1, London, 1832.
Provenance: Grosvenor Prints; May 2025.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 20 x 26 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English