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  • The gouty George IV using tongs to pass his discarded wig to Wellington; representing the Duke's appointment to office as First Lord of the Treasury. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1828.
  • The funeral of King George IV. Wood engraving with letterpress, 1830.
  • The funeral of King George IV. Wood engraving with letterpress, 1830.
  • A gouty patient having his pulse taken by a doctor; representing George IV's opposition to Catholic emancipation, and Wellington's support of it. Coloured etching by T. Jones, 1829.
  • Mrs Fitzherbert and George Prince of Wales represented as Adam and Eve standing under the Tree of Knowledge surrounded by the trappings of fashionable pastimes and vices, causing the devil to flee. Etching, 1786.
  • Mrs Fitzherbert and George Prince of Wales represented as Adam and Eve standing under the Tree of Knowledge surrounded by the trappings of fashionable pastimes and vices, causing the devil to flee. Etching, 1786.
  • Caroline of Brunswick, Princess of Wales, head and shoulders. Stipple print after Cornelius Höÿer, ca. 1795.
  • Queen Caroline, wife of King George IV, head and shoulders in profile. Stipple print by T. Woolnoth after T. Wageman, 1820.
  • Caroline of Brunswick, Princess of Wales, wearing a lavish dress and a high head-dress of feathers. Mezzotint, 1795.
  • King George IV having his gouty foot massaged by his mistress Marchioness of Hertford while his wife Queen Caroline listens in the doorway. Coloured etching, ca. 1820.
  • King George III. Stipple engraving by P.W. Tomkins, 1801.
  • Interior of the House of Lords during a public inquiry into Queen Caroline in 1820. Stipple engraving by J. G. Murray after J. Stephanoff.
  • King William IV holding a scroll of the Magna Carta in his right hand. Mezzotint by D. Lucas after R. Bowyer, 1830.
  • The gouty Prince Regent being helped on to his horse by Chinese assistants using an elaborate contraption outside the Chinese pagoda in Kew Gardens. Coloured etching attributed to Charles Williams, 1816.
  • The death bed of Queen Caroline. Coloured etching, 1827.
  • A day in the life of Tsar Alexander I of Russia, in London, 1814. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1814.
  • A day in the life of Tsar Alexander I of Russia, in London, 1814. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1814.
  • A day in the life of George, Prince Regent, 1814. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1814.
  • A day in the life of George, Prince Regent, 1814. Coloured etching by C. Williams, 1814.
  • The death bed of Queen Caroline. Engraving by Cooper after Fussell, 1821.
  • King George IV and the Marchioness of Conyngham grieve over the body of a dead giraffe, which had been sent to them by Mehmet Ali, Pasha of Egypt. Lithograph attributed to J. Doyle, 1829.
  • Queen Adelaide, wife of King William IV, seated; crown in the background. Mezzotint by D. Lucas after R. Bowyer, 1831.
  • 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.
  • The Zoological Museum ... : Mr. Seaman, (as manager for a society of gentlemen, to whom this collection belongs) begs to inform the ladies and gentlemen of this town, that he has just arrived with that extensive and valuable Museum, containing many thousands of natural curiosities ...
  • The Zoological Museum ... : Mr. Seaman, (as manager for a society of gentlemen, to whom this collection belongs) begs to inform the ladies and gentlemen of this town, that he has just arrived with that extensive and valuable Museum, containing many thousands of natural curiosities ...
  • The gouty King George IV relaxing before nine portraits chronicling his past extravagant styles of dress; representing the King's attempt to withdraw from public ridicule. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1824.
  • The gouty King George IV relaxing before nine portraits chronicling his past extravagant styles of dress; representing the King's attempt to withdraw from public ridicule. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1824.
  • John Bull about to be bled by three doctors; representing Britain's budget manipulated by the cabinet. Coloured etching by J. Phillips?, 1830.
  • The funeral procession of Queen Caroline, consort of King George IV. Aquatint, 1821.
  • The "Ministry of all the Talents", personified by Charles James Fox, promising to convey John Bull towards the promised land, but really to hell. Coloured etching by James Gillray, 1806.