Hint dropping, or sapping & mining, Robert Seymour, 1829

The duke of cumberland (left) bends towards george iv, who sits in an arm-chair, frowning apprehensively; he takes his hand, saying conspiratorially, '********—don't tell him i said it!!—' eldon, on the extreme left, stands behind cumberland, watching with sly intentness and touching his arm, as if to prompt him. Through a doorway on the king's left is seen the dark silhouette of wellington (right), in profile to the left, writing at a davenport. 3 august 1829 lithograph. Date: 1829. Dimensions: Height: 229 mm (image); Width: 342 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon. Collection: British Museum. Hint dropping, or sapping & mining (BM 1857,1222.187)