A satirical representation of the duel between the duke of york and lennox. The duke (left), calm and dignified, fires his pistol in the air; lennox (right), his knees bending in obvious alarm, holds a pistol in each hand, saying, "i hope your h--gh--ss is satisfied now that i am a man of honor, by my firing thro' your hair? & that you will retract the opinion of my being a coward". The duke, whose hat is on the ground, answers, "satisfied? yes i am satisfied! that your whole race are a set of dastards! - & you may fire at me till the day of judgment, e'er i will retract my opinion - or honor a coward, by putting him out of the world!" the seconds stand behind their principals: 'lord raw--n', in profile to the right, a pistol in each hand, says, "gunpowder is disgrae'd when used upon such reptiles! make them eat their own words, till they are choak'd, thats the way to quiet charles's-bastard-brood" (cf. Bmsat 7507); 'lord wine--l--a' (right), looking very frightened, holds an arsenal of pistols under his left arm, a blunderbuss in his right hand, saying, "would that i had not meddl'd in the business, or, that i could get over to the other side. " all wear military uniform; winchilsea was a lord of the bedchamber, lennox lt. -col. In the coldstream, the duke's regiment. In the background stands an empty post-chaise. 27 may 1789
hand-coloured etching. Date: 1789. Dimensions: Height: 251 mm; Width: 350 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany and Bishop of Osnabrück, . Collection: British Museum. A scene on Tuesday the 26th of May between a prince - and - a poltron. (BM 1868,0808.5861)
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