"George IV sits fishing under a little pavilion; his rod is a sceptre, larger than that in Britis Museum Satires No. 15126. He has hooked a frog, which Lady Conyngham, kneeling beside him, is about to scoop with a landing-net. She says: Oh what a beautifull fish! I think its something of the Gudgeon kind, but a most Noble one. A large kingfisher stands on the opposite bank watching them. The King sits on an ornate stool, resting a gouty leg on a smaller one. He wears a bell-shaped top-hat, the plain high-collared coat of recent portraits with knee-breeches. Beside him are creel and bait-box. The pavilion is merely an ornate canopy for his stool, decorated with onion domes like that of the Pavilion, bells, and a crown. Lady Conyngham wears a décolletée dress with long gloves, and roses in her hair. Behind is a realistic view of the Cottage, with a peacock in front of it, and Windsor Castle."--British Museum online catalogue
Description:
Title etched below., Attributed to Charles Williams in the British Museum catalogue., Temporary local subject terms: Male costume: top hat -- Fishing net., and Watermark: Fellows 1824.
Publisher:
Pubd. June, 1826 by S.W. Fores 41 Piccadilly
Subject (Geographic):
Virginia Water (England : Lake), and Windsor Great Park (England),
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, -1861, and Windsor Castle,
"Men, women and children, many on horseback, gathered under large, spreading trees in a park, greeting the Prince and Princess of Wales, who descend from their carriage at the edge of the river to right, while the royal barge lies waiting on the water; after T Sandby."--British Museum online catalogue, description of another print of nearly identical composition
Alternative Title:
Vüe de la Riviere de la Virginie, du batteau Chinois &c. dans le Grand Parc de Windsor
Description:
Titles etched below image, in English and French., For the original drawing by Thomas Sandby, see British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1868,0328.303. See also the print by Paul Sandby, British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1871,0812.2556, Date of publication based on Robert Sayer's earliest year of activity. The address "near Sergeants Inn, Fleet Street" only appears on his very early prints; see British Museum online catalogue., Plate reissued by Sayer and Bennett and listed in their 1775 catalogue as part of the series "Twelve perspective views of his Majesty's gardens of Kensington, Hampton-Court, Windsor and Kew, beautifully engraved", in the section on "Sets of small prints"; see: Sayer and Bennett's enlarged catalogue of new and valuable prints. London : [Sayer and Bennett], 1775, pages 87-88, no. 11., Plate numbered "12" in upper right corner., and Leaf 53 in an album of views of London and its vicinity.
Publisher:
Printed for Robt. Sayer at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street
Subject (Geographic):
Windsor (Berkshire, England), Windsor Great Park (England),, Virginia Water (England : Lake),, and England.
Subject (Name):
Frederick Louis, Prince of Wales, 1707-1751, and Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772,
Subject (Topic):
Parks, Lakes & ponds, Barges, Sailboats, and Carriages & coaches
