The New Life Boat - Going on Swimmingly. Resignation - A Great Moral Virtue - All aground.
A Bird [William Henry Merle] inv.t. Etched by G. C.K. [George Cruikshank]
Pub.d May 11th 1827 by S. Knights Sweetings Alley Roy.l Xchang.
Hand-coloured etching. 'J Whatman' watermarked paper; Sheet: 360 x 250mm (14¼ x 9¾). Trimmed within plate. Slight damage in bottom left corner.
Nine designs in three rows, relating to the changes in the Government of George Canning. The main image, 'The New Life Boat' taking all of the top row, shows George IV being rowed by his cabinet, including Canning, Lyndhurst and Wynn. The other eight satires, resignations, relate to Wellington, Melville, Bathurst, Elton, Scarlett, etc. Bathurst is crawling out of a barrell marked from the colonies. Australian interest.
BM Satires 15391.
[Ref: 41514] £280.00
Pub.d May 11th 1827 by S. Knights Sweetings Alley Roy.l Xchang.
Hand-coloured etching. 'J Whatman' watermarked paper; Sheet: 360 x 250mm (14¼ x 9¾). Trimmed within plate. Slight damage in bottom left corner.
Nine designs in three rows, relating to the changes in the Government of George Canning. The main image, 'The New Life Boat' taking all of the top row, shows George IV being rowed by his cabinet, including Canning, Lyndhurst and Wynn. The other eight satires, resignations, relate to Wellington, Melville, Bathurst, Elton, Scarlett, etc. Bathurst is crawling out of a barrell marked from the colonies. Australian interest.
BM Satires 15391.
[Ref: 41514] £280.00