A Scene in the New Farce of the Lady and the Devil
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: A Scene in the New Farce of the Lady and the Devil
- Artist: George Cruikshank (British, London 1792–1878 London)
- Publisher: William Benbow (British, active 1816–1840s)
- Subject: George IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland (British, London 1762–1830 Windsor)
- Subject: Charles Manners-Sutton, Archbishop of Canterbury (British, 1755–1828)
- Subject: Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth (British, Holborn 1757–1844 London)
- Subject: Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh and 2nd Marquess of Londonderry (British, 1769–1822)
- Subject: Robert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool (British, 1770–1828)
- Subject: Caroline of Brunswick (German, Brunswick 1768–1821 Hammersmith)
- Date: October 24, 1822
- Medium: Hand-colored etching
- Dimensions: Plate: 9 5/8 × 13 3/4 in. (24.5 × 35 cm)
Sheet: 10 1/2 × 16 1/8 in. (26.7 × 41 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Adele S. Gollin, 1976
- Object Number: 1976.602.84
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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