A Political Riddle HB Sketches No. 21
Printmaker:
Doyle, John (HB)
Publisher:
McLean, Thomas
Lithograph (uncoloured) on white wove paper. Inlaid within a frame of buff wove paper (approx. height 360mm x width 515mm). Scene in an interior featuring King George IV (1762-1830) seated on a chaise, a female child (The 'little' Queen of Portugal), seen from behind, at his knee, and Wellington (Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, 1769-1852; Prime Minister from 1828 to 1830) standing before him. Two more figures, Lord Aberdeen, Foreign Minister (George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, 1784-1860) and Lord Beresford (William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, 1st Marquis of Campo Maior, 1768-1854), stand behind a curtain on the right. The artist's initials at lower left (probably added by the lithographer): 'HB.'. The title and publisher's details printed below the border at the centre: 'A POLITICAL RIDDLE / Published by T. McLean, 26. Haymarket, June 6. 1829'. Handwritten in graphite at upper right: '21'. See 15795,_Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires_, Vol. XI, 1828-1832, M.D. George, published 1954, pp. 159-160. A number '[21]' printed in square brackets in the right-hand margin on p. 159 relates to the handwritten number at upper right, both referencing the sequence of John Doyle's Political Sketches series.
Given by Mrs J.E. Foster, 1895
Method of acquisition: Given (1895) by Foster, J.E., Mrs
19th Century
Production date:
AD 1829-06-06
Height 285mm x width 359mm
Accession number: P.14648-R
Primary reference Number: 225237
Stephens/George: 15795
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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