Title from text in center of image., Text below title: Frame your mind to mirth and merriment which bars a thousand harm's & lengthens life. Shaksp., Title page to a series of prints. Some prints in the series published with series title: Scraps., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Title from caption below image., Design divided into three compartments, each with two lines of verse etched in upper portion., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., and Temporary local subject terms: Poverty -- Drunkenness -- Public water -- Fountains.
Title from caption below image., Date of publication from ms. note on first print in series., Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires., Temporary local subject terms., and Watermark: J. Whatman 18[...?].
The scene of an accident on a rural road: The passangers are tossed from an overturning carriage onto the road, some already on the ground suffering from the loss of their hats and wigs while others are still somersaulting through the air; one couple are still trapped inside the carriage. The team of horses are running away
Description:
Title from caption below image., In lower right corner of print: P. 132., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
"William IV rides (left to right) on a country road, with a large document under his arm: 'Plan Bridge over Canal for Public'; Wellington sits insecurely behind the saddle. Both are in civilian dress. The King: 'Now I've got him up behind I'll just do as I like'. Wellington (slyly): 'This is a very bad Seat, not such a one as I have been used to lately. I am afraid I shall be off.--Open the Park indeed for the Public: I don't like giving way to the Public!!!' A signpost (left) points (right) 'To Holland House'."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
When 2 ride upon one horse one must ride behind
Description:
Title etched below image., Approximate month of publication from the British Museum catalogue., and Offsetting on verso. Paper watermarked "J. Whatman Turkey Mill 1827."
Publisher:
Published 1830 by S.W. Fores, 41 Piccadilly, London
Subject (Name):
William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837 and Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
Subject (Topic):
Horseback riding, Documents, Dirt roads, and Traffic signs & signals
Title from caption below image., Three lines of dialogue below title: 1. I'm sorry to say your candles burn down the middle, and then they burn no longer! ..., and Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
