first edition Paper
1820 · London
by London. John Marshall Jr.
London: John Marshall Jr., 1820. First printing. Paper. A few minor nick at edges. Very good. Hand colored etching 22.2 x 262 cm. Presented by Sir Edward Dillon Lott du Cann to the National Portrait Gallery in 2015. Print shows 16 vignettes regarding the collection of evidence, the infamous "green bags" documenting the affair between Caroline and Bartolomeo Bergami, for the attempt by George IV to divorce his wife. The "green bag" illustrated bottom row. Field Marshall [Wellington] states, " To get rid of this woman is worse then the whole Spanish War. (Inventory #: 24428)