A. Sharpshooter [John Phillips].
Pub. by S. Gans, 15, Southampton St Strand April 26, 1829.
Coloured etching. 370 x 260mm (14½ x 10¼"), on paper watermarked 'J Whatman Turkey Mill 1817', large margins. Some creasing.
George IV, his hands behind his back, leans forward, putting the question to the off-scene Wellington. The Duke of Wellington, Prime Minister since January, had been accused of coercing the king.
BM Satires 15735.
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