King George III sits at a table approached by his son, the Prince of Wales. Engraving, 1770.

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[May 23 1770]
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583874i
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The Prince of Wales, the future George IV, takes of his plumed coronet and asks his father 'Papa, I want some paper to make a kite'. The King replies 'Takes some of these petitions and remonstrances they are fit for nothing else' as he points to 'the humble petition and remonstrance-' one of several scrolls strewn on the floor. A satire on the king's apparent lack of interest in public opinion

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[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [May 23 1770]

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1 print : engraving ; platemark 10.7 x 16.4 cm

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The fate of city rem-ces Above the illustration: 'Engraved for the Oxford Mag.'

References note

British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, Vol. IV, no. 4387, London 1978
Steve Poole, The politics of regicide in England, 1760-1850: troublesome subjects, Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2000, pp. 36-37

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Wellcome Collection 583874i

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