Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
‘Vices overlook’d in the new proclamation’ NPG D12456
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
With enough vices and unfolding scandals to occupy satirists for years, George III’s profligate sons provided a rich source of material for artists such as Gillray. Through Gillray’s pencil the Prince of Wales developed into an increasingly obese, spoilt and ridiculous figure, surrounded by food, liquor and his string of mistresses. In this instance the heir to the throne is mocked by a fat bawd as he is led, drunk and incapable, into the street. The miserly existence of the King and Queen is contrasted… more
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Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.
This is a blank greetings card with an envelope. The card features the image ‘Vices overlook’d in the new proclamation’ NPG D12456 from the National Portrait Gallery, London, by James Gillray and published by Hannah Humphrey. The card is 125mm x 175mm in size and the images are printed in their original proportions within a white border. There are no special usage instructions. Just write your message inside the card and send it to someone. Keep it away from water to avoid damage to the print. Store it in a dry place to maintain its quality.




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