George III drinks from a stream pouring from a pump labelled Cheltenham. The queen stands near him pulling on his coat to stop his drinking as two of the princesses stand behind her, one saying "My Papa will leave none for us."
Description:
Title from item. and Watermark: J Whatman.
Publisher:
Pub. July 28, 1788, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
England and Cheltenham.
Subject (Name):
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 and Charlotte, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818
"George III in coronation robes sitting under a coffered dome, facing left, crowned by a woman with a snake twined around her arm, the staff of Aesclepius resting against a bowl-shaped incense burner beside her, Britannia sitting below, looking up at him with a cherub holding a cornucopia full of coins near her feet; a female figure in a niche to left, holding a burning torch and olive branch, armour at her feet; another female in a niche to right, holding a cornucopia."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
To Sir Joseph Banks, bart., president of the Royal Society, this plate from the transparency exhibited at his house on the 10th of March 1789 on the general illumination for His Majesty's recovery, is humbly dedicated by his obedient servant, Charles Ansell
Description:
Title devised by cataloger., Caption below image is a dedication: To Sir Joseph Banks, Bart., president of the Royal Society, this plate ... is humbly dedicated by his obedient servant, Charles Ansell., and Watermark.
Publisher:
Pub. June 4, 1790, by C. Ansell, No. 5 Upper Iohn Street, Fitzroy Chapel, I. Matthews, No. 441 Strand, & Molteno, Colnaghi & Co., No. 132 Pall Mall
