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10. The introduction [graphic].

Creator:: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:: [22 November 1791]
Call Number:: 791.11.22.02+ Impression 1
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "The Duke of York leads his bride to the King and Queen, who are seated side by side on the throne (right), much caricatured, making gestures of eager greed. The King looks through a glass, the Queen holds out her apron to catch the coins which the Duchess holds in her apron. Behind the pair on the extreme left walks a gigantic Prussian soldier with extravagantly long moustaches, carrying a large money-bag under each arm, inscribed '£100000' and '£100 ...'"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:: Title etched at top of image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., With Horace Walpole's manuscript annotations: Duchess of York / Duke of York / Queen / King., and Mounted to 28 x 38 cm.
Publisher:: Pubd. Novr. 22d, 1791, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
Subject (Name):: George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827, and Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Catherina, Princess, Duchess of York, 1767-1820
Subject (Topic):: Avarice, Coins, Dowry, Military uniforms, Prussian, Reception rooms, Royal weddings, Skull & crossbones, Telescopes, and Thrones
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > The introduction [graphic].

11. The introduction [graphic].

Creator:: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Published / Created:: [22 November 1791]
Call Number:: 791.11.22.02+ Impression 2
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: "The Duke of York leads his bride to the King and Queen, who are seated side by side on the throne (right), much caricatured, making gestures of eager greed. The King looks through a glass, the Queen holds out her apron to catch the coins which the Duchess holds in her apron. Behind the pair on the extreme left walks a gigantic Prussian soldier with extravagantly long moustaches, carrying a large money-bag under each arm, inscribed '£100000' and '£100 ...'"--British Museum online catalogue
Description:: Title etched at top of image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed to plate mark., 1 print : etching plate mark 25 x 35.2 cm., on sheet 26 x 36 cm., and On wove paper, hand-colored.
Publisher:: Pubd. Novr. 22d, 1791, by H. Humphrey, No. 18 Old Bond Street
Subject (Name):: George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827, and Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Catherina, Princess, Duchess of York, 1767-1820
Subject (Topic):: Avarice, Coins, Dowry, Military uniforms, Prussian, Reception rooms, Royal weddings, Skull & crossbones, Telescopes, and Thrones
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > The introduction [graphic].