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George Cruikshank
1792-1878
This is the man
Published
[London] : [Printed by and for William Hone, Ludgate-Hill], [1819]
wood engraving
180 x 85 mm
Peel 2082
Notes
Title derived from accompanying verse.
Printed between image and verse: -- "Great offices will have / Great talents." --
Accompanying lines of verse: This is THE MAN -- all shaven and shorn, / All cover'd with Orders -- and all forlorn;
Detached from The political house that Jack built (London: William Hone, 1819).
Printed between image and verse: -- "Great offices will have / Great talents." --
Accompanying lines of verse: This is THE MAN -- all shaven and shorn, / All cover'd with Orders -- and all forlorn;
Detached from The political house that Jack built (London: William Hone, 1819).
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
The Prince Regent (later King George IV), heavily whiskered, stands tightly encased in dandified uniform, his body covered with orders, including a corkscrew and the Golden Fleece. In his cocked hat are three peacock's feathers. He wears gauntlet gloves and spurred jack-boots, highly polished; his hand is on his sword.
Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Hone, William, 1780-1842, publisher.
Hone, William, 1780-1842. Political house that Jack built.
Hone, William, 1780-1842, publisher.
Hone, William, 1780-1842. Political house that Jack built.
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