Merry making on the regents birth day, 1812 LCCN2003689159

Title: merry making on the regents birth day, 1812 abstract: print shows george, the prince regent, dancing and drinking at a lavish party with the wife of a man who sits with a dejected look on his face and holding a sheet of paper "order of the day" which lists "breakfast - 2 to be hung at newgate" with lunch, dinner and tea schedules followed by "supper - german fling, d [penny] sausage with bread, cheese & kisses &c &c, dancing all night" and with his feet resting on sheet music titled "the black joke" while behind him stand two demon-like figures playing french horns, alluding to his present cuckold condition. Through an opening in the palace is a view of a gallows and poor persons seeking relief. Physical description: 1 print: etching, hand-colored; 24. 3 x 35. 1 cm. (sheet) notes: g. Cruikshank.;forms part of: british cartoon prints collection (library of congress).;title from item. Date: 1812.