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.
- Jones, Thomas Howell, active 1828.
- Date
- April 1829
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Credit: 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. Credit: Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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Description
King George IV, near the end of his life, sits obese, haggard, and gouty, on a chair surmounted by a crown. Wellington says to him: "A great deal of fever remaining - considerable irritation to be got rid of, then the pill will work well - take plenty of punch by way of alternative." The King replies: "Oh! doctor! doctor! your remedies are worse than the disease - they are undermining the constitution!"
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Lettering
John Bull & his new doctor. T. Jones fect.
Publication/Creation
London (41 Piccadilly) : S.W. Fores, April 1829.
Physical description
1 print : etching, with watercolour ; border 35 x 24.6 cm
Publications note
British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. XI, London, no. 15710
Reference
Wellcome Library no. 12223i
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- English
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