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Echoing the myth where Paris picks one of three goddesses to receive a golden apple, the Prince of Wales here decides between the attractions of the Duchesses of Rutland, Devonshire, and Gordon.
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Title: The Golden Apple, or the Modern Paris
Artist:
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
Publisher:
J. Phillips (London)
Subject:
George, Prince of Wales (British, London 1762–1830 Windsor)
Subject:
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire (British, Wimbledon, Surrey 1757–1806 Devonshire)
Subject:
Mary Isabella Manners, Duchess of Rutland (British, 1756–1831 London)
Date: March 2, 1785
Medium: Etching
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/16 in. × 14 in. (25.8 × 35.5 cm)
Plate: 9 13/16 × 13 11/16 in. (25 × 34.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number: 59.533.1792
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