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King George IV and the Marchioness of Conyngham grieve
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King George IV and the Marchioness of Conyngham grieve
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King George IV and the Marchioness of Conyngham grieve over the body of a dead giraffe, which had been sent to them by Mehmet Ali, Pasha of Egypt. Lithograph attributed to J. Doyle, 1829.

There is a black mourning border around the image. Left, two Nubians lament. Right, the Lord Chancellor Lord Eldon plays a dirge on the bagpipes (the King called him "Old Bags" because of the purse containing the Privy Seal carried by the Lord Chancellor), while next to him are a pillbox and a prescription signed "Abe[rne]thy", representing unsuccessful medicine for the giraffe

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Keywords: John Scott Eldon; John Abernethy; John Doyle; name IV,; Elizabeth Conyngham Conyngham
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