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G. Humphrey
Moments of pain / [? T. Lane].
hand colored engraving
9 1/4 x 7 1/8 inches; with border: 10 3/8 x 8 inches
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2028
Published:
[London] : G. Humphrey, 1820
Provenance:
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Notes:
A companion piece to "Moments of Pleasure", George no. 13989 by the same artist, and with the same imprint.
Summary:
George IV as a Chinese mandarin, languid and ill, sits cross-legged on a low settee. Peacock's feathers decorate his round hat. Sidmouth as a Chinese doctor feels his pulse with concern. At the King's feet is a long rolled document headed 'List of Addresses presented to Caroline Queen of [Engla]nd'. Behind (right), a melancholy messenger hands Bloomfield a paper: 'Bill Thrown Out'. The latter registers dismay with raised arms. On the wall is a picture of the Queen, with sword and shield, fighting a dragon.
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