print; satirical print

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Object Type: print; satirical print
Museum number: 1868,0808.9191
Title: Object: Looking grave on the new appointment
Description: The Duke of Cumberland stands in profile to the left, under trees bordering the river. He reads a paper: 'Gazette—Sussex— Ranger of Windsor Forest— Cumberland Lodge &c &c'. His right fingers touch his bald head, in a gesture of concentrated reflection. In the background a steamboat approaches a bridge. July 6 1830 Hand-coloured etching
Producer name: Print made by: William Heath; Published by: Thomas McLean
School/style
Production date: 1830
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials
Technique: etching; hand-coloured
Dimensions: Height: 370 millimetres; Width: 255 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: (Description and comment from M. Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', XI, 1954) Cumberland's political influence ended with the death of George IV. "Grave" in the title is heavily shaded, in allusion to the recent scandal, see No. 16011, &c. No such appointment was made, but Sussex became Ranger of St. James's Park and Hyde Park.
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Associated with: Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex; Associated with: Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland and King of Hanover; Associated with: Lady Mary Graves; Associated with: Thomas North Graves, 2nd Baron Graves
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1868
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1868,0808.9191

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