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[George IV] The Slap Up Swell wot Drives when Hever He Likes.
[William Heath] Esq. Del.
Pub April 1829 by T McLean 26 Haymarket.
Fine hand-coloured etching. Sheet: 350 x 240mm (13¾ x 9½"). Trimmed and mounted into album sheet.
A caricature of George IV, showing him in a position of authority. 'Slap up' dates, as northern slang, from c.1823 (BM Satires via Partridge's 'Slang Dictionary').
BM Satires 15732.
[Ref: 46656] £260.00
Pub April 1829 by T McLean 26 Haymarket.
Fine hand-coloured etching. Sheet: 350 x 240mm (13¾ x 9½"). Trimmed and mounted into album sheet.
A caricature of George IV, showing him in a position of authority. 'Slap up' dates, as northern slang, from c.1823 (BM Satires via Partridge's 'Slang Dictionary').
BM Satires 15732.
[Ref: 46656] £260.00