File:A royal salute (BM 1851,0901.561).jpg
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[edit]A royal salute ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Print made by: Isaac Cruikshank
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Title |
A royal salute |
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Description |
English: A levee: the Duke of York ushers various notabilities towards his bride, that they may kiss her. The short Duchess stands (right) under a canopy and on a dais, on a circular stool which shows her tiny feet. She is about to kiss the Prince of Wales who towers above her. The Duke of Clarence stands on the extreme right behind the Duchess, scratching his head with a perplexed air, and saying, "It's odd these Lubbers wont pay this respect to their own Countrywomen, my Sweet little Pickle" (Mrs. Jordan, see BMSat 7835, &c). The Duke of York stands behind the Prince, saying to Pitt and Thurlow, "One at a Time Gentlemen & after the Salute I'll show you my Wife's Shoes: the Smallest allowed in England." Pitt says "Kissing is not much my taste. Whowever for once Ill comply with it." Thurlow says "A Curse on Ceremony how I hate it." Next come Burke and Fox; Burke says "Not unlike the French Queen, but Shorter" (cf. BMSat 7675. &c). Fox wipes his mouth with his coat-tails, turning to Sheridan to say, "Your Nose Bardolph [cf. BMSat 7528] may Serve her the office of a Warming Pan, but approach not further, least you may Consume the Whole Court." Sheridan says "Charles, you may rub your mouth to the day of Judgment, you'll never get it clean enough for a Princess." George Hanger, with his sleeve to his mouth, says, "Hang her for having her Levee this day I was engaged at Mendozas [cf. BMSat 7425] - I'll get in readiness however."
Hand-coloured etching |
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Depicted people | Associated with: Reverend Hon. Augustus Barry ['Newgate'] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
1791 date QS:P571,+1791-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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institution QS:P195,Q6373 |
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Accession number |
1851,0901.561 |
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Notes |
(Description and comment from M.Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', VI, 1938) One of many satires on the marriage of the Duke of York, see BMSat 7903, &c. The first appearance of the Duchess, at a reception at Cumberland House (when the Duchess of Cumberland presented Mrs. Fitzherbert to her), is described in 'Harcourt Papers', vi. 332 (misdated 1787). |
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Source/Photographer | https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1851-0901-561 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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© The Trustees of the British Museum, released as CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
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File change date and time | 11:16, 13 September 2006 |
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Date and time of digitizing | 11:16, 13 September 2006 |
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