Joseph Kenny Meadows
1790-1874
"The cunning man;" or, Wellington turned conjuror
Published
[London] : [Printed and published by George Goodger, 169, Strand], [1832]
woodcut with letterpress
172 x 86 mm
Peel 2170
Notes
Does not appear in George, M.D. Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum.
Detached from Gallery of comicalities, part II, page 4. London : George Goodger, 1832.
Printed between title and image: The Duke of Wellington, with all his apparent bluntness, is an exceedingly "cunning man," or his physiognomy greatly belies him. -- Morning Chronicle, April 13th, 1832.
Printed below image: [24 lines of comic verse]
Detached from Gallery of comicalities, part II, page 4. London : George Goodger, 1832.
Printed between title and image: The Duke of Wellington, with all his apparent bluntness, is an exceedingly "cunning man," or his physiognomy greatly belies him. -- Morning Chronicle, April 13th, 1832.
Printed below image: [24 lines of comic verse]
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Grey (?) in Highland dress (?) consults Wellington, who is seated at a table made of bones and wears a magician's robe and pointed cap, in a room full of preserved animals. Multiple snakes slither on the floor and up the table legs.
Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Goodger, G. (George), printer, publisher.
Goodger, G. (George), printer, publisher.
Classification
Department
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