"Caricature of a man bowing deeply before George IV, who sits surrounded by his cabinet."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
What a Cur-tis for ratting, What a Curtis for ratting, and What a Curteis for ratting
Description:
Title etched below image., A date of 1820 may be inferred from the depiction of Edward Jeremiah Curteis as a new M.P. for Sussex, a post to which he was elected in March 1820. A later date of 1821 is given in the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1985,0119.349., 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 4 in volume 1 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Sheet annotated in ink with the date "1820" following imprint, and with the biographical information "Edward Jeremiah Curteis M.P. for Sussex 1820, of Windmill HIll nr. Battle died 18 Mar. 1835" in lower left margin.
Publisher:
Published by R.A. Fores, 71 Leadenhall St., Aldgate
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 and Curteis, Edward Jeremiah, 1762-1835
