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The Esplanade, 01 June 1797

 Item — Box: LF104/4 Box 1
Reference code: LF104/4/70

Scope and Contents

By James Gillray. George III walks in back view with an awkward shuffle, his head turned in profile to the left to greet a tall general who bows. On the right another officer waits, hat in hand, for recognition. They are Lord Cathcart (1755-1843), then major-general, and General David Dundas (under whom Cathcart had served in Holland in 1794-5). Above the King's head is a scroll: 'Medio tutissimus ibis'. A semicircle of loyal and provincial subjects, chiefly ladies, stretches across the design, facing the King. In the foreground on the extreme left and right are an officer in back view and a (caricatured) elderly man in top-boots. Description from the British Museum.

Dates

  • Creation: 01 June 1797

Conditions Governing Access

Available by appointment in our Reading Room

Extent

1 Item(s)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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