A mandarin falls back fainting onto a settee, attended by three ladies and a man all in Chinese dress; representing the King's anguish at the bill (which condemned the Queen's adultery and reduced her rights) being thrown out. Coloured etching, 1820.

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15 November 1820
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12216i
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A mandarin falls back fainting onto a settee, attended by three ladies and a man all in Chinese dress; representing the King's anguish at the bill (which condemned the Queen's adultery and reduced her rights) being thrown out. Coloured etching, 1820. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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[London] (41 Piccadilly) : S.W. Fores, 15 November 1820.

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1 print : etching, with watercolour ; image 19.2 x 27.3 cm

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The Bill thrown out But the pains and penalties inflicted

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British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. X, London 1952, no. 13986

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Wellcome Collection 12216i

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