King George III and Queen Charlotte, seated at a latrine, receive with agitation news from William Pitt the younger, who tells them that the King of Sweden had been assassinated. Etching by J. Gillray, 1792.

  • Gillray, James, 1756-1815.
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11 April 1792
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12180i
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King George III and Queen Charlotte, seated at a latrine, receive with agitation news from William Pitt the younger, who tells them that the King of Sweden had been assassinated. Etching by J. Gillray, 1792. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Pitt rushes in bearing 'news from Sweeden' exclaiming: "Another monarch done over!". The horrified King clutching his bloated stomach stammers: "What? Shot? What? What? What? Shot! Shot! Shot!". The band of the King's nightcap reads: 'Honi Soit qui M...', behind him the lion of the royal arms is excreting.

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[London] (18 Old Bond Street) : H. Humphrey, 11 April 1792.

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1 print : etching ; platemark 25.2 x 35.5 cm

Lettering

Taking physick - or - The news of shooting the King of Sweden! Bears number bottom right : 22

References note

British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. VI, London 1938, no. 8080

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Wellcome Collection 12180i

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