BM7306-the-royal-joke-or-sawbridges-delight-1788-0539
identifier:
BM7306-the-royal-joke-or-sawbridges-delight-1788-0539
title:
The Royal Joke, - or - Sawbridge's Delight
date:
April 24, 1788
description:
A scene in Carlton House. The Prince of Wales, seated in a chair, holds a stout, good-looking lady (Mrs. Sawbridge) across his knees and chastises her with upraised hand; she holds out her arms imploringly. Alderman Sawbridge faces her, playing a fiddle and dancing; from his pocket hangs a piece of music inscribed 'The Reform', a new Motion. On the extreme left Lady Archer stands to the right, holding a driving-whip, and pointing angrily at the injured lady. A little girl (Sawbridge) stands clasping her hands in horror at the treatment of her mother. Behind are a number of onlookers: a very fat lady to the left is Miss Vanneck. Mrs. Fitzherbert watches, not displeased; Fox, his arm round her shoulder, gazes amorously at her. Source: George.
description:
British Museum #7306
format:
25 cm x 35 cm
type:
Paper
type:
Etching, hand-colored
coverage:
London, England
relation:
LUCA2016.01 1788
subject:
Maria Anne Fitzherbert
subject:
George IV, King of the United Kingdom
subject:
Charles James Fox
subject:
John Sawbridge
subject:
Mrs. Sawbridge
subject:
Satire
subject:
Great Britain
creator:
Gillray, James
relation:
Michalak Collection
source:
Loyola University Chicago Archives and Special Collections