Pray Remember Us Poor Childreen.
IC [Isaac Cruikshank].
London Pub July 12 1795 by S W Fores No 50 Piccadily.
Coloured etching. 280 x 335mm (11 x 13¼"). Small margins. Tears in edges taped, right edge soiled.
Three sons of George III, the Prince of Wales and the Dukes of York and Clarence, dressed as blue-coat schoolboys, hold out begging bowls to the members of the House of Commons. At the centre is Lord Addington; on the right is Fox; on the left is Pitt with the Devil pointing at him. The Duke of Clarence (later William IV) is a chamber pot representing his mistress, Mrs Jordan ('jordan' being slang for a chamber pot).
BM Satires 8666.
[Ref: 54612] £450.00
London Pub July 12 1795 by S W Fores No 50 Piccadily.
Coloured etching. 280 x 335mm (11 x 13¼"). Small margins. Tears in edges taped, right edge soiled.
Three sons of George III, the Prince of Wales and the Dukes of York and Clarence, dressed as blue-coat schoolboys, hold out begging bowls to the members of the House of Commons. At the centre is Lord Addington; on the right is Fox; on the left is Pitt with the Devil pointing at him. The Duke of Clarence (later William IV) is a chamber pot representing his mistress, Mrs Jordan ('jordan' being slang for a chamber pot).
BM Satires 8666.
[Ref: 54612] £450.00