The Grand Signor Retiring
James Gillray (Chelsea 1757 - London 1815)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
May 1796
Materials
Ink, Paper
Measurements
313 x 490 mm
Order this imageCollection
Osterley Park and House, London
NT 771685
Summary
Print, cartoon The Grand Signor Retiring by James Gillray (Chelsea 1757 - London 1815). Printed on paper in cardboard press, entitled 'The Grand Signor retiring'. Coloured wash, published May 1796, showing the Prince of Wales (later King George IV) entering the chamber of his mistress, Lady Jersey with the connivance of her shambling husband. The prince wears a yellow dressing gown over his yellow waistcoat and blue breeches. King George IV (1762-1830); George Bussy Villiers, 4th Earl of Jersey (1735-1805); Frances Twysden, Countess of Jersey (1753-1821)
Provenance
Jersey bequest March 1993
Makers and roles
James Gillray (Chelsea 1757 - London 1815), engraver (printmaker)