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George Cruikshank
1792-1878
The Regent carried by Sidmouth and Castlereagh
wood engraving
85 x 100 mm
Peel 2037
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Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
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Title devised by cataloger.
Detached from the pamphlet "The Man in the Moon &c. &c. &c." London : Printed by and for William Hone, 45, Ludgate Hill, 1820.
Summary:
The Regent (later King George IV) sits like a stuffed guy on 5 November in a carrying-chair, grasping his speech. The shafts are held by Viscount Sidmouth (with clyster-pipe in pocket) and Viscount Castlereagh (with scourge). The Regent is inset in a crescent moon.
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