The Grand Duke of Middleburg or the late Ld C-t-m & Commdore Cur-t's paying thier respects on thier return from the Glorious Expeditin.
[Isaac Cruikshank.]
London Published [by J. Johnston No.101 Cheapside] Sepr 1809.
Coloured etching. 245 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾") very large margins. Album paper pasted over edge of plate at top, creases.
Three men stand before an angry George III: Lord Chatham, holding a handkerchief to his eye, proffering his sword to the king; Sir William Curtis, dressed as a burlesqued sailor, holding a long ladle; and Admiral Sir Richard John Strachan. The king's accusations mirror public feeling: that they wasted the £8 million spent on the Walcheren Campaign by idling and feasting on turtle soup, Curtis having the contract to feed the expenditure.
BM Satires 11369.
[Ref: 58473] £280.00
London Published [by J. Johnston No.101 Cheapside] Sepr 1809.
Coloured etching. 245 x 350mm (9¾ x 13¾") very large margins. Album paper pasted over edge of plate at top, creases.
Three men stand before an angry George III: Lord Chatham, holding a handkerchief to his eye, proffering his sword to the king; Sir William Curtis, dressed as a burlesqued sailor, holding a long ladle; and Admiral Sir Richard John Strachan. The king's accusations mirror public feeling: that they wasted the £8 million spent on the Walcheren Campaign by idling and feasting on turtle soup, Curtis having the contract to feed the expenditure.
BM Satires 11369.
[Ref: 58473] £280.00