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[GILLRAY, James]
Going to Market
London: Published by William Holland, No. 50 Oxford Street, Nov. 21, 1791. Hand-coloured line engraving. With heavy early colour. Printed on laid paper. In excellent condition. Sheet size: 13 x 19 1/8 inches.
A witty satire by Gillray depicting George III as a yokel farmer, and mocking his mental instability.
This biting satire is one of many caricatures depicting George III and Queen Charlotte as a yokel farmer and his wife. George III took a keen interest in agriculture, in particular at Richmond and Windsor where he created a series of model farms. George's interest in agriculture earned him the nickname "Farmer George" and proved a source of continual amusement to England's witty satirists. Gillray depicts the King riding in a country cart, which is loaded with farm animals. He happily sings snatches of a song and his wife and soldiers join in. It was a well-known fact that during bouts of mental illness the King enjoyed singing songs with his family, and by cleverly alluding to this fondness Gillray mocks the Monarch's unstable mental state. Although no artist is listed for this caricature, Grego attributes this biting work to Gillray's pen.
George, Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires..in the British Museum Vol. VI, 7915
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