Bowyer, Robert ; Matthew Dubourg; John George Murray; James Stephanoff; Thomas Stothard

An impartial historical narrative of those momentous events which have taken place in this country during the first period from the year 1816 to 1823 . [Caroline, -- Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, -- 1768-1821.; Charlotte Augusta, -- Princess of Great Britain, -- 1796-1817; George -- IV, -- King of Great Britain, -- 1762-1830.] First edition.

London : Printed by Thomas Bensley, Crane Court, Fleet Street; for Robert Bowyer, 74, Pall Mall, 1823. Large folio.38 x 50 cm. Contemporary two colour cloth with leather label on cover. Endpapers foxed but text and plates fresh....56 pages, [9] leaves of plates : illustrations, facsimiles ; 54 c With eight full-page engraved aquatints, three are richly coloured and incl. a line-proof key-plate by Murray and Dubourg after Stothard and Stephanoff. 56 pp. A beautifully illustrated account of the trial of Queen Caroline in the House of Lords and the subsequent coronation of George IV. The uncoloured aquatints respectively show a tribute to the late King George III, a view of the interior of the House of Lords during the investigation, the facsimile signatures of the Royal Family and the Peers who voted against the Queen, and a key-plate with directions for placing the plates and explanations to the coronation plate and the plates of the House of Lords. Includes a view of the Villa d'Este on the Lake of Como, where Queen Caroline was to spend the rest of her life. The beautifully coloured aquatints show impressive views of the Address of the Watermen at the Brandenburgh House, the Queen leaving the House of Lords, and the Splendid Coronation of George the Fourth. Colour plates in order: 1. Arrival at Brandenburgh House of the Watermen &c, with an address to The Queen on October 3, 1820. 2. The Queen returning from The House of Lords. 3. The Coronation of His Majesty, George The Fourth: taken at the time of the Recognition. July 19, 1821....References: Abbey Scenery no. 259; Tooley 99. Prideaux, 328.OCLC Number: 5503828. Item #51-5076

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