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Charles James Fox, dangerously ill, visited by an entourage of interested factions; representing the social and ministerial conflict surrounding him. Aquatint after J. Gillray, 1806.

A man disappearing into a cracked chamber pot which has the legs of woman; implying the illicit relationship between the Duke of Clarence and Mrs. Jordan. Etching by J. Gillray, 1791.

Sunday Times : we now add the official programme of the ceremonies to be observed at the Royal Coronation of King William the Fourth and Queen Adelaide, on Thursday next, Sept. 8.

King William IV holding a scroll of the Magna Carta in his right hand. Mezzotint by D. Lucas after R. Bowyer, 1830.

Charles James Fox, dangerously ill, visited by an entourage of interested factions; representing the social and ministerial conflict surrounding him. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1806.

St. Peter's College, Westminster: a Royal procession by night. Lithograph, 1834.

William has lost his stirrups and his crown as he rides over geese wearing coronets. He rides past an inn named after John Bull who stands in the doorway as a turnpike keeper. The two men who follow are Hume and O'Connell. Behind a barrier stand the Radical members for Westminster. Satire on the aftermath of William IV's dramatic dissolution of parliament on 22 April 1831

1 print : lithograph ; image and border 25.9 x 39 cm

King William IV as Gilpin rides a horse past the inn at Edmonton followed by two men on galloping horses. Lithograph, 1831.

On the effects of Earl Grey's attempts to pass reform on notabilities and institutions

HB sketches

1 print : lithograph, with watercolour ; image and border 26.9 x 38.6 cm.

King William IV leads a leap-frog procession down a hill, Lord Grey tumbles over his head knocking off his crown. Coloured lithograph by John Doyle, 1831.

1 print : etching ; platemark 28 x 21.5 cm

On the crisis of the Reform Bill which was eventually passed on 7 June 1832. The cabinet resolved to resign unless the King would agree to the creation of additional peers. The King preferred to accept their resignations and called on the Duke of Wellington, who is seen retreating with bowed head and back to the left, to form an administration. Grey saved the day by withdrawing his followers from the house to allow the Reform Bill to pass without recourse to extra peers. Grey holds a copy of the bill in his hand. William IV cries into the end of his Chancellor's wig. Queen Adelaide appears angry since she was opposed to change, a fact that made her unpopular for her interference in politics

1 print : lithograph ; image and border 25.9 x 37.8 cm

King William IV sits on a stool of 'repentance' turning in despair towards the prime minister, Lord Grey and Chancellor Brougham as Queen Adelaide stands behind with her fist clenched. Lithograph by R. Seymour, 1832.

Among the ministers are Peel and Scarlett on the left, Lyndhurst and Wellington on the right both of whom wear nose-rings. Scarlett encircles Ellenborough, who, with Sugden, is behind the King. Their tribal dance celebration alludes to the relief that the ministers must have felt to be able to retain their positions with the new reign. William IV was a popular King and a stark contrast to George IV and was liable to wild bursts of passion as is suggested here. He and the Duke of Wellington (then prime minister) got on very well, hence the retainment of his ministers. He is dressed in sailor garb in reference to his years in the navy. The tribal dress of the ministers refers to the far-flung shores that William visited

1 print : etching with watercolour ; platemark 25.6 x 36.4 cm

King William IV dressed as a sailor dances in the centre of a semicircle of ministers who have black bodies and are partially draped. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1830.

Pensioners of the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, celebrating the anniversary of Nelson's victory at Trafalgar. Engraving by J. Burnet, 1836.

Proclamation calling for a day of "fasting and humiliation" before God in order to gain pardon for sins and avert the "grievous disease" (cholera). dated 6th February 1832.

By the king : A proclamation for a general fast / William R.

[713]-718 pages, [2] pages ; folio (32 cm).

Anno secundo & tertio Gulielmi IV. Regis. Cap. LXXV. An act for regulating schools of anatomy. [1st August 1832.].

Anno secundo & tertio Gulielmi IV. Regis. Cap. CVII. An act for regulating for three years, and from thence until the end of the then next session of parliament, the care and treatment of insane persons in England. [11th August 1832.].

Proclamation about " the disease called the Indian cholera, [which] hath appeared within the town of Sunderland" giving the authorities the rights to introduce quarantine measures within the area.

Proclamation : at the council chamber, Whitehall, the 4th November, 1831 : by a committee of the Lords of his Majesty's most honourable Privy Council ... / W.L. Bathurst.

Anno secundo Gulielmi IV. Regis. Cap. XI. An act for the prevention, as far as may be possible, of the disease called the cholera, or spasmodic or Indian cholera, in Scotland. [20th February 1832.].

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William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837

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By the king : A proclamation for a general fast / William R.

Anno secundo & tertio Gulielmi IV. Regis. Cap. LXXV. An act for regulating schools of anatomy. [1st August 1832.].

Anno secundo & tertio Gulielmi IV. Regis. Cap. CVII. An act for regulating for three years, and from thence until the end of the then next session of parliament, the care and treatment of insane persons in England. [11th August 1832.].

Proclamation : at the council chamber, Whitehall, the 4th November, 1831 : by a committee of the Lords of his Majesty's most honourable Privy Council ... / W.L. Bathurst.

Anno secundo Gulielmi IV. Regis. Cap. XI. An act for the prevention, as far as may be possible, of the disease called the cholera, or spasmodic or Indian cholera, in Scotland. [20th February 1832.].

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William IV, King of Great Britain, 1765-1837

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By the king : A proclamation for a general fast / William R.

Anno secundo & tertio Gulielmi IV. Regis. Cap. LXXV. An act for regulating schools of anatomy. [1st August 1832.].

Anno secundo & tertio Gulielmi IV. Regis. Cap. CVII. An act for regulating for three years, and from thence until the end of the then next session of parliament, the care and treatment of insane persons in England. [11th August 1832.].

Proclamation : at the council chamber, Whitehall, the 4th November, 1831 : by a committee of the Lords of his Majesty's most honourable Privy Council ... / W.L. Bathurst.

Anno secundo Gulielmi IV. Regis. Cap. XI. An act for the prevention, as far as may be possible, of the disease called the cholera, or spasmodic or Indian cholera, in Scotland. [20th February 1832.].

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