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The Pot Calling the Kettle Black

The Pot Calling the Kettle Black

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Isaac Cruikshank

The two women in conflict are Mrs. Dorothea Jordan—an actress rumored to be in an affair with Prince William Henry, Duke of Clarence, second from the right—and Mrs.Maria Fitzherbert, who had been secretly married to George, Prince of Wales (at the far right) in 1785. Mrs. Fitzherbert’s confidence in her secure position was misplaced; at the time it was illegal for the prince either to marry a Catholic or to marry without the consent of his father, the king. The marriage was annulled in 1794, when George agreed to marry Caroline of Brunswick, in order to persuade Parliament to pay off his enormous debts. This print was been captioned by an unknown owner with the identities of all the participants.
Artist
Isaac Cruikshank
(Scottish, 1756 - 1811)
Title
The Pot Calling the Kettle Black
Date
1791
Medium
Hand-colored etching
Dimensions
10 1/4 x 15 1/2 in. Overall
Credit
Gift of the heirs of William S. Marshall
Accession No.
53.8.2
Classification
Prints
Geography
Scotland

Related

1953, gifted by the heirs of William S. Marshall to the University of Wisconsin – Madison; 1967, transferred to the Elvehjem Museum of Art [now called Chazen Museum of Art]

  • British Satire from Hogarth to Cruikshank: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 9/15/2001–11/4/2001

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