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Which is the better man or the pot calls the kettle black a_e

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S. W. Fores

Which is the better man or the pot calls the kettle black a_e

[London] : Published 5th April, 1786, by S. W. Fores, at the Caricature-Warehouse, N° 3, Piccadilly, [1786].
hand colored etching
image: 246 x 377 mm; plate mark: 292 x 394 mm; sheet: 303 x 408 mm
Peel 1565
Notes
One of a set of prints on the suspected marriage of the Prince of Wales. Cf. Briitsh Museum catalog.
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

Print shows the Prince (right) and a tailor (left) fighting, each supported by a woman; the tailor fights with a yard-measure inscribed "The Brighton Taylors Yard", using his goose or iron as a shield; he says, "We'll have no Idolatry". His cap resembles a fool's cap; his stockings are ungartered; his shears lie at his feet. The Prince raises a bludgeon with the profile head of Hanger as its head; it is inscribed, "The Royal Bang you or Whapp ye", and in his left hand is a rolled document inscribed "Matri[mo]ny"; he says, "There shall be no Fornication". Mrs. Fitzherbert stands on the extreme right holding up her hand admonishingly and saying, "Stand stiff for the Sex Georggy". Behind the tailor (left) stands a young woman in profile and pregnant (Kitty Wade), raising her left fist and saying, "I'll Wade to my middle for Snip". In her right hand are a cucumber and onions, the tailor's emblems, and behind this couple is the tailor's house, inscribed, "J. Motherhill - Womans Taylor". Behind Mrs. Fitzherbert is an inn, of which she appears to be the landlady, with a signpost surmounted by a crown: "George & ye Dragon", with St. George on horseback killing the dragon.

Associated names
Fores, S. W., publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints