King George III and Queen Charlotte, seated at a latrine, receive with agitation news from William Pitt the younger, who tells them that the King of Sweden had been assassinated. Etching by J. Gillray, 1792.
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815.
- Date:
- 11 April 1792
- Reference:
- 12180i
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Pitt rushes in bearing 'news from Sweeden' exclaiming: "Another monarch done over!". The horrified King clutching his bloated stomach stammers: "What? Shot? What? What? What? Shot! Shot! Shot!". The band of the King's nightcap reads: 'Honi Soit qui M...', behind him the lion of the royal arms is excreting.
Publication/Creation
[London] (18 Old Bond Street) : H. Humphrey, 11 April 1792.
Physical description
1 print : etching ; platemark 25.2 x 35.5 cm
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Lettering
Taking physick - or - The news of shooting the King of Sweden!
Bears number bottom right : 22
References note
British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. VI, London 1938, no. 8080
Reference
Wellcome Collection 12180i
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