Mrs. Schwellenberg, enormously fat and heavily laden, supported by small wings, floats or falls head foremost down a broad slanting ray, which extends from a sun with a crown in its centre in the upper right corner of the print and stretches across the sea to a castellated town flying a flag inscribed 'hanover'. Half only of the crown and sun is visible. Her massive legs terminate in tiny feet. In her arms are two large money-bags, labelled 'pr ann. ' and '£1000000'. Her bulging pocket hangs downwards, a rosary and cross hanging from it. Beneath the title is etched:
"down thither, prone in flight, - lo schwelly speeds, & with her brings, the gems, and spoils of heav'n," 11 october 1791
hand-coloured etching. Date: 1791. Dimensions: Height: 275 mm; Width: 215 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Charlotte, Queen of George III. Collection: British Museum. "An angel, gliding on a sun-beam into paradice; Milton. (BM 1868,0808.6111)
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