"George IV stands full-face on a cloud above the Pavilion; his legs wide apart; under his right foot is the word 'Decency'; by the left, 'Decorum'. An irradiated crescent moon inscribed 'Carolina' covers his face between mouth and forehead, its horns ...
Alternative Title:
Moon passing the Sun's disc!!
Description:
Title etched below image.
Publisher:
Published October 1820 by J. Fairburn, Broadway, Ludgate Hill
Subject (Name):
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830, Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821, and Royal Pavilion (Brighton, England),
Subject (Topic):
Clouds, Bags, Libel & slander, Moon, Eclipses, Bottles, Sailing ships, and Official residences
"Ticket for the New Musical Fund, with an angel seated on a cloud, playing a lyre which rests on her left shoulder; after Richard Cosway."--British Museum online catalogue
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792, Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811, Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793, Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778, Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, Marquis of, 1730-1782, and Temple, Richard Grenville-Temple, Earl, 1711-1779
Subject (Topic):
Hydra (Greek mythology), Britannia (Symbolic character), Lightning, Clouds, Shields, and Crutches