A morning ride

A morning ride

Item Information

Title:
A morning ride
Description:
The Prince of Wales and McMahon ride side by side (r. to left.) past Carlton House, followed by a groom. The Prince, stout and dignified, sits very upright on a high-stepping horse. McMahon's much smaller mount canters. He rides (on the Prince's l.) with leg thrust forward like Bunbury's examples of mounted vulgarians. Behind them runs a ragged little boy in top-hat and tattered tail-coat, apparently assuming the part of a running footman. A detailed representation of part of the screen and façade of Carlton House forms the background. Half of the gate appears on the extreme left and beside it is a sentry-boy with a sentry at attention (BM).
Artist:
Gillray, James, 1756-1815
Name on Item:
Designed by I.L.R ; Etched by Js. Gillray
Date:
February 25, 1804
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Caricatures
Satires (Visual works)
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
James Gillray (1756-1815). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Kings
Horses
Horseback riding
Military officers
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
McMahon, John, approximately 1754-1817
Extent:
1 print : hand-colored etching ; plate mark 33 x 49 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z111h69f
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
27 St. James Street London : Pubd. by H. Humphrey
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
BM Satires 10230; Wright/Evans 289
Notes (acquisition):
BPL gift, 1973: Angus-Holt Collection
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Notes (citation):
Stephens, Frederic George, George, Mary Dorothy. "Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum." British Museum Press, 1870, London.
Wright, Thomas, R. H. Evans. "Historical and descriptive account of the caricatures of James Gillray." Benjamin Blom, 1968, New York.
Identifier:
18_17_000146
Barcode:
36666003786742