The Guard Wot Looks After the Sovereign
George Cruikshank British
Copy after William Heath ('Paul Pry') British
Subject Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness Conyngham British
Not on view
This stout lady wearing a braided coat, and carrying bugles and a horn is a caricature of Lady Conyngham, William IV's mistress. The print is based on a larger image by William Heath. In 1829 the latter designed a series that suggest figures close to the king persuaded the conservative monarch to accept the Catholic Emancipation Bill.
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