File:King Pitt a cut purse of the empire and the rule that from a shelf the precious diadem stole, and out it in his pocket. (BM 1868,0808.10323).jpg
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Summary
King Pitt a cut purse of the empire and the rule that from a shelf the precious diadem stole, and out it in his pocket.
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| Title |
King Pitt a cut purse of the empire and the rule that from a shelf the precious diadem stole, and out it in his pocket. |
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| Description |
English: Either the original or a copy of BMSat 7389. The Prince of Wales lies on his back, much foreshortened, his head towards the spectator, arms outstretched, his feathers and coronet by his left hand. On his body stand the Duke of Grafton (left) and the Duke of Richmond (right); the former's right foot is on the Prince's left hand, his left foot on his chest, Richmond's left foot is on the Prince's right hand, his right foot on his chest; he stoops to look at the Prince, resting his hands on his knees. Lord Sydney, partly concealed by the legs of the two dukes, sits on the Prince, his head turned in 'profil perdu'. Pitt stands with his right foot on Grafton's shoulder, his left on that of Richmond, reaching up to a shelf on which is the crown on a cushion. In his right hand is a document inscribed 'Jo. Durnford's address'. Between Pitt's legs and above Sydney's head is a baron's coronet. Below this hangs a tailor's goose. Beneath the design is etched:
Hand-coloured etching |
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| Depicted people | Associated with: Charles II, King of England | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 1788 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prints and Drawings |
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| Accession number |
1868,0808.10323 |
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| Notes |
(Description and comment from M.Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', VI, 1938) One of many satires on the Regency crisis, see BMSat 7377, &c. It would appear to relate to a debate in the Lords. On 23 Dec. the Duke of Richmond urged the necessity of limitations on the authority of the Regent. 'Parl. Hist.' xxvii. 870 ff. The Duke of Grafton did not speak until 16 Feb., ibid., p. 1273, but had by 9 Dec. 'declared himself explicitly'. Buckingham, 'Courts and Cabinets of George III', ii. 41. For the allusion to the descent of Grafton and Richmond from Charles II cf. BMSat 7507. Josiah Dornford, a Common Councillor, moved on 18 Dec. that the thanks of the Court be given to Pitt and the M.P.s who had supported the right of Parliament to supply the defect in the exercise of the executive power. 'London Chronicle', 19 Dec. 1788. See BMSat 7393. Accusations that Pitt aimed at sovereign power had been made before the Regency question, see BMSat 7124. See also BMSat 7392, &c, by the same artist. |
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| Source/Photographer | https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1868-0808-10323 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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© The Trustees of the British Museum, released as CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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