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James Gillray
1756-1815
Temperance enjoying a frugal meal
Published
[London] : H. Humphrey, July 28, 1792
hand colored etching
image: 36 x 28.5 cm; sheet: 37.3 x 29.2 cm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2793
Notes
Trimmed to within plate mark.
A companion print to Peel 2792 (BM 8112), "A voluptuary under the horrors of digestion."
A companion print to Peel 2792 (BM 8112), "A voluptuary under the horrors of digestion."
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
King George III sits in an armchair in profile to the left, bending forward to eat a boiled egg, holding the egg-cup in his left hand. Opposite him, and partly concealed by the left margin, sits Queen Charlotte, avidly stuffing salad into her mouth. On the small round table are a bowl of salad and two jugs of oil and vinegar. Everything in the room denotes miserliness: the King has tucked the end of the table-cloth into his collar to protect his dress; his breeches are patched; his chair is swathed in protective coverings, his feet rest on a mat which protects the carpet.
Associated names
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraver.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850 former owner.
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850 former owner.
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