'Penury incurr'd by endless riot, vanity, the lust of pleasure and variety!', c1820 Creator: George Cruikshank.
2-709-666 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images
'Penury incurr'd by endless riot, vanity, the lust of pleasure and variety! Ministerial grace deals him out money from the public chest', c1820. Satirical cartoon: Prime Minister William Pitt advises the dissolute Prince Regent (future King George IV) to marry Caroline of Brunswick. From "The Queen's matrimonial ladder", a political pamphlet with wood engraved illustrations by George Cruikshank, published after the opening of the trial of Queen Caroline (1768-1821, also known as Caroline of Brunswick, consort of King George IV), in August 1820. [William Hone, London]. Included in an album containing portraits and satirical caricatures related to the trial.
Image Details
People Information
Creator
- George Cruikshank, attributed to: {British}: Artist, illustrator, painter, engraver, caricaturist, cartoonist
Subject
- William Pitt: British: Prime Minister, politician
- King George IV: British: King of Great Britain
People Related
- Caroline of Brunswick: German: Queen Consort of George IV
- William Hone: British: author/publisher?
Category Hierarchy
Artistic Representations Satires
Artistic Representations Caricatures
History & Politics Historical Events
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4704x4408
File Size : 20,250kb
Aliases
- 0580036197
- 2-709-666
- 2709666