Charles Jameson Grant
active 1830-1852
Fancy sketches of Mr. and Mrs. William Guelph
Published
[London] : [publisher not specified], [1832]
wood engraving
175 x 238 mm
Peel 2167
Notes
Detached from The caricaturist, no. 1, London, 1832.
Printed below title: should their Most Gracious Majesties ever be reduced, (which Almighty God forbid!) to the general condition of poor humanity. / William Guelph. / Adelaide Guelph.
Printed below title: should their Most Gracious Majesties ever be reduced, (which Almighty God forbid!) to the general condition of poor humanity. / William Guelph. / Adelaide Guelph.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
King William IV -- here "William Guelph", a ragged crossing-sweeper -- kneels in the street to Grey, holding out his hat for alms. Grey walks stiffly on with a rejecting expression. Queen Adelaide -- "Adelaide Guelph" -- as a broom-girl, with a sly half-smile holds up one of her brooms to an open window, where Brougham sits, making a derisive gesture which is almost that of thumbing his nose.
Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Pickburn, J., printer.
Pickburn, J., printer.
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