A Scene in the New Farce of the Lady and the Devil
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This satire relates to the controversy stirred up by Princess Caroline in the months before George IV's coronation. Long estranged from her husband, the princess returned to London from Italy, hoping to be crowned queen. In response, the king tried to secure a quick divorce and bar her from the ceremony. George appears here at right, accompanied by advisers, who react with varying degrees of distress as a messenger announces that Caroline has arrived in England. The Ministers are working on "Plans for Divorce," as indicated by a paper on the table.
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