"Five burlesqued and bedizened women toss, 'for Virtue's sake', the King high from a blanket, egged on by the two sentries (see British Museum Satires No. 13809) who stand before the screen of Carlton House."--British Museum catalogue
Description:
Title etched below image., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., Watermark: J. Whatman 1819., Mounted to 39 x 58 cm., Mounted on leaf 88 in volume 1 of the W.E. Gladstone collection of caricatures and broadsides surrounding the "Queen Caroline Affair.", and Date "Sep. 1820" written in ink in lower right corner. Typed extract of three lines from the British Museum catalogue description is pasted to the left of print.
Publisher:
Pub. by Benbow, Sep. 1820, corner of St. Clement's Church Yd., Strand
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821., George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, and Carlton House (London, England),
In pencil lower margin: William Sharp; The Hypochondriac., Date derived from artist's date of death., Place of publication derived from printmaker's place of residence., This electronic record is derived from historic data and may not reflect our current information. Review and updating of records is ongoing., and Temporary local Medical Library subject terms: Hypochondria; Drugs.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Illness anxiety disorder, Medical consultation, Physicians, Medicines, Sick persons, Dogs, Blankets, and Anxiety
