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Scene at Horse Guards Parade, London, 1816. Artist: Anon

Scene at Horse Guards Parade, London, 1816. Artist: Anon

1-237-588 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

Scene at Horse Guards Parade, London, 1816. The Prince Regent (later King George IV) is portrayed as the mortar known as the 'Regent's Bomb'. Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Viscount Castlereagh bows. George Rose holds a rose. Wellesly Pole pushes a pole down the mouth of the mortar (the Regent's posterior) while Nicholas (?) Vansittart appears to kiss it.

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. Anon, attributed to: :
After
  1. George Cruikshank: British: Artist, illustrator, painter, engraver, caricaturist, cartoonist
Subject
  1. Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh: British, Irish: Politician
  2. Wellesley Pole: British:
  3. George Rose: British: Politician
  4. King George IV: British: King of Great Britain
  5. Nicholas Vansittart, 1st Baron Bexley: British: Chancellor of the Exchequer
Medium
  1. Etching
Picture Type
  1. Caricature
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London City of Westminster Westminster

  1. 51 29 09 N , 000 08 01 W
Category Hierarchy

People Royalty

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4828x3617
File Size : 51,161kb

Aliases

  1. 32351
  1. 0220000702
  1. 1-237-588
  1. 1237588
  1. 32351
  1. 702
  1. A3
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