Sujet

'Results of the northern excursion', 1822. Artist: George Cruikshank

Légende

'Results of the northern excursion', 1822. The image shows George IV and Sir William Curtis. The King is rubbing his fingers, a gesture known as playing the Scotch fiddle, which implies that he has scabies. Curtis, scratching himself, greets John Bull.

Date

1822

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives

Notre référence

HRM19A94_244

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

49,9Mo (4,0Mo) / 41,9cm x 29,8cm / 4950 x 3524 (300dpi)

Mots clés

travel countryside people male man men health monarch guy costume British color colour humour king royal illness dress location century signpost Britain ill royalty concept obesity 19th century allegorical figure nineteenth century Guildhall Library & Art Gallery John Bull scabies sovereign King George IV Sir William Curtis King of Great Britain etching caricature satire William George Cruikshank Curtis Prince of Wales Sir William George IV Prince Regent Prinny Prinnie William Curtis Cruikshank George