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S. W. Fores
The - nursery or nine months after -
[London] : Published 9th May 1786 by S. W. Fores at the Caracature Ware-house N° 3 Piccadilly, [1786].
hand colored etching
image: 252 mm, circular; sheet: 274 x 353 mm
Peel 1572
Notes
A companion print to "An extravaganza or young Solomon besieging Fitzhubbub" (George number 6949).
Sheet closely trimmed within plate mark, with some loss to image.
Sheet closely trimmed within plate mark, with some loss to image.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Print shows the Prince of Wales (left) and Mrs. Fitzherbert (right) sitting side by side on two upright chairs; she holds on her knee an infant in long clothes, which the Prince gazes upon paternally. Behind her (right) is a cradle decorated with ostrich feathers. Cf. British Museum catalog.
Associated names
Fores, S. W., publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
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