'Results of the northern excursion', 1822. Artist: George Cruikshank

'Results of the northern excursion', 1822. Artist: George Cruikshank

1-239-631 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

'Results of the northern excursion', 1822. The image shows George IV and Sir William Curtis. The King is rubbing his fingers, a gesture known as playing the Scotch fiddle, which implies that he has scabies. Curtis, scratching himself, greets John Bull.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. George Cruikshank: British: Artist, illustrator, painter, engraver, caricaturist, cartoonist
Subject
  1. Sir William Curtis: British: Lord Mayor of London, alderman
  2. King George IV: British: King of Great Britain

Medium
  1. Etching

Picture Type
  1. Caricature
  2. Satire

Category Hierarchy

People Royalty

Lifestyle & Leisure Fashion & Dress

People Famous People

Artistic Representations Satires

Artistic Representations Caricatures


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4950x3524
File Size : 51,105kb


Aliases

  1. 21417
  1. 0220002948
  1. 1-239-631
  1. 1239631
  1. 21417
  1. 2948
  1. A3

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