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The Kettle calling the Pot ugly names published 23 Sep 1820
Etching with hand colouring | 27.9 x 38.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 751290
John Marshall : London
The Kettle calling the Pot ugly names published 23 Sep 1820
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A hand-coloured etching of a pot and a kettle side-by-side on flames behind the bars of a wide grate. Queen Caroline's head and bare shoulders emerge from the wide mouth of the pot, while the kettle is topped by the angry and startled face of King George IV. The king's crown flies from his head. Words emerge amidst the steam rising from both. On the bits of wood beneath the pot are inscribed references to the queen's advisors, Lord Brougham and Adlerman Wood. Second edition.
See British Museum satirical print inv. no. 1948,0214.833Provenance
Acquired for the Royal Collection, March 2018
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Etching with hand colouring
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27.9 x 38.4 cm (sheet of paper)
24.8 x 34.9 cm (platemark)
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