print;
satirical print
- Museum number
- 1868,0808.5636
- Title
- Object: The queen's- [ass]
- Description
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The Prince of Wales stands holding his hat and a tasselled cane, his right hand in his breeches pocket. His coat, breeches, waistcoat, and stockings are striped, suggesting a comparison with the picture of a braying 'Zebra' on the wall behind him. In the back-ground is a settee. 17 April 1787
Hand-coloured etching
- Production date
- 1787
- Dimensions
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Height: 293 millimetres
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Width: 230 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- (Description and comment from M.Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', VI, 1938)
A zebra belonging to the Queen had been known as the Queen's Ass, cf. BMSat 5157. 'The Queen's Ass' was the title of a song published in 1762, see BMSat 3870, &c. The Queen's affection for the Prince was well known. For the title cf. BMSat 7384.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1868
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1868,0808.5636
