The prince of wales (left) leads a goat with the head of mrs. Fitzherbert (right) to the door of the forecourt of a large town-house, held partly open by the duchess of york. She says, "o dunder & wonder! - what cratur is dat which you are bringing here ? - relation of mine, indeed? - no, no! - me know no nanny-goat-princess! - so set off, with your bargain, you poor - toasted - cheese! you! - for she sha'nt come in here, to poison the house! - off! - off! - off. " the prince, who wears in his hat a leek, with his motto, 'ich dien', answers, "not open the toor ? - cot-splutter-a-nails - when nanny is come to see you, herself? - vhy isn't nanny a princess too ? - & a velch princess? - and hur is come to visit hur brothers & hur sisters! - & not to let hur in? why the voman is mad, sure!" in place of a star he wears a medallion enclosing a pair of goat's horns. He holds his goat by a ribbon wreathed with roses. Mrs. Fitzherbert has goat's horns and wears a coronet with the prince's feathers; she looks up at him with an expression of dignified surprise. Beneath the title is etched: 'representing shon-ap-morgan, shentleman of wales, introducing his old nanny-goat into high company. '
the door of the duke's house is surmounted by a pediment decorated with the prussian eagle and pairs of doves (an emblem on the duchess's state-bed, 'lond. Chronicle', 21 dec. 1792). 12 july 1792
hand-coloured etching. Date: 1792. Dimensions: Height: 353 mm; Width: 250 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Maria Anne Fitzherbert. Collection: British Museum. The visit to Piccadilly;-or-a Prussian reception. (BM 1868,0808.6221)
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