The comet of 1811

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The comet of 1811
etching with aquatint
image: 219 x 283 mm; sheet: 249 x 303 mm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 1948
Published: 
[London] : Pubd. Jany. 1811 by T. Moon. Westminster, 1811 January.
Provenance: 
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Notes: 

Lettered "Pubd. Jany. 1811 by T. Moon. Westminster."

Summary: 

The Prince's head, set in a star which is the head of the comet, except for the addition of a stock between the wings of the coat-collar. In the comet's tail the first profile head is that of Moira, replacing Sheridan who is in the second place, between and in front of Erskine and a partly concealed profile perhaps intended for Ponsonby. Next are the Duke of Norfolk and Lord Derby. Behind them are (?) Tierney and a good-looking military officer. Next come three Grenvilles abreast: Lord Temple between Lord Grenville (on his right) and the spectacled Buckingham. Behind them are Whitbread, holding up a frothing tankard of his 'Entire', and Lansdowne. Behind these are Grey, and (partly obscured) Lord Carlisle. Two heads with faces hidden are on the extreme right.

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