The grand review on Sydenham Common. The Prince and his party were drove to the summit of a hill where they made a stand for nearly an hour & a half but where [sic] at length Obliged to retreat to the bottom setting fire to the furze & hedges, the smoke of which favoured their flight and left the several battalions masters of the field: his Majesty followed on foot at the head of a troop of dragoo
Hand-colored etched caricature (after Isaac Cruikshank), published June 28, 1792; George III and soldiers at left routing Prince of Wales and his soldiers at right, during manoeuvres. Other personages include William Pitt, Edmund Burke chasing the Prince of Wales, Charles Fox and Lord Stanhope; Sheridan also in retreat, has fallen and is lying on his back. A satire on the Proclamation against seditious meetings of May 21, 1792 and an allusion to the review of 23 June 1792. Hand-colored etched caricature (after Isaac Cruikshank), published June 28, 1792; George III and soldiers at left routing Prince of Wales and his soldiers at right, during manoeuvres. Other personages include William Pitt, Edmund Burke chasing the Prince of Wales, Charles Fox and Lord Stanhope; Sheridan also in retreat, has fallen and is lying on his back. A satire on the Proclamation against seditious meetings of May 21, 1792 and an allusion to the review of 23 June 1792. Oblong folio; margins severely trimmed; edges worn; soiled. London, Spencer, 1955.
This item is originally hosted by Brown University. D-LORI only provides a preview of the record. Please visit Brown University Library to see the full record in context.