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The sixth day of the trial of the late Queen Caroline in the House of Lords, August the twenty third, 1820
Title
The sixth day of the trial of the late Queen Caroline in the House of Lords, August the twenty third, 1820 [graphic] / GHayter invt., pinxit, et incidit, 1823.
Edition
[State before numbering for printed key].
Publication
[London] : [publisher not identified], [approximately 1823]
Physical Description
6 prints forming 1 picture : etching ; full image 24.6 x 92 cm
Medium
wove paper.
Notes
Title etched at top of image.
Initial letters of printmaker's name form a monogram.
Sheets trimmed within plate marks.
Five of the six prints comprising this image were issued as illustrations in: Descriptive catalogue of the great historical picture painted by Mr. George Hayter ... London : Gold and Walton, 1823. Cf. British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 2010,7081.7373.1-5.
Summary
"The interior of the House of Lords, crowded with nobles in the benches and galleries on either side, attending the trial of Queen Caroline for adultery with Pergami, her Italian secretary; George IV stands, hands on hips, in the left gallery, the editors of the Times and Courier lean over the front bench below it, Robert Gifford, attorney general, stands in front of them holding a finger to his chin thoughtfully while Spinetti interprets for a witness, Majocchi, at the bar, behind which Tyrwhitt, Long and Castlereagh, sit sifting papers to the left of the Queen's solicitor and Denman, who takes a paper from Henry Brougham, the Queen sits to the right in front of the bar, Earl Grey stands in the right aisle, pointing with his right arm towards the witness, and the artist is shown standing with a folio under his arm on the far right."--British Museum online catalogue.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 19, 2022
Subjects
Genre/Form
Portrait prints.
Etchings - England - London - 1823.
Annotations (Provenance) - 19th century.
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