![[Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington] A Draught of the Old Well](jpegs/41905.jpg)
[Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington] A Draught of the Old Well _ Ah help, in this extremest need,__If water-gods are deities indeed__vide Dryden. Cheltenham - see the conquering Hero comes!!!
(Paul Pry) Esq. It is a very moving sight.
Pub by T McLean 26 Haymarket where Political & other caricatures are daily Pub. [n.d., 1828.]
Hand-coloured etching. 260 x 375mm (10¼ x 14¾"), with very large margins watermarked 1827.
Caricature produced at the time of Wellington's visit to Cheltenham for his health, after which he returned feeling much better. Very thin, he walks in discomfort holding a bunch of papers docketed Lord High Adm[iral]. His complexion is mud-coloured (as in some other prints of this date) to show his ill-health.
BM Satires: 15548.
[Ref: 41905] £220.00
Pub by T McLean 26 Haymarket where Political & other caricatures are daily Pub. [n.d., 1828.]
Hand-coloured etching. 260 x 375mm (10¼ x 14¾"), with very large margins watermarked 1827.
Caricature produced at the time of Wellington's visit to Cheltenham for his health, after which he returned feeling much better. Very thin, he walks in discomfort holding a bunch of papers docketed Lord High Adm[iral]. His complexion is mud-coloured (as in some other prints of this date) to show his ill-health.
BM Satires: 15548.
[Ref: 41905] £220.00