"Caricature with the oak of England, weighed down by George IV and his mistresses swinging on its branches, being undermined by devils, watched by an appalled John Bull."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Old oak in danger
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published September 1820 by John Fairburn, Broadway, Ludgate Hill
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, Hertford, Isabella Anne Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Marchioness of, 1760-1834, and Windsor Castle,
Subject (Topic):
John Bull (Symbolic character), Adultery, Mistresses, Trees, Oaks, Swings, Devil, Axes, Soldiers, Bridges, and Castles & palaces
George IV, with the body a rooster, stands on the "Green Bag" of evidence and looks back over his shoulder at the Queen; from his beak is a speech bubble reading "Rejected Bill," while an eagle with the words "Public Disapprobation" on its wings snatc...
Alternative Title:
Royal hen, and the dunghill cock
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published November 1820 by John Fairburn, Broadway, Ludgate Hill
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, and Royal Pavilion (Brighton, England),
Subject (Topic):
Chickens, Roosters, Eagles, Bags, Crowns, Mistresses, Sailing ships, Official residences, Axes, Justice, Scales, and Daggers & swords
