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Summer Amusement at Farmer G-'s Near Windsor, 9 August 1791

 Item — Box: LF104/1 Box 1
Reference code: LF104/1/48

Scope and Contents

Created by Richard Newton. Published by W. Holland. The interior of a dairy: George III (left), in shirt-sleeves, is churning; the Queen, dressed as a farmer's wife, sits in the window counting the coins which the Princess Royal pours on to the table. The Princess has a basket on her arm and is dressed like a country-girl. The Queen says, "Bless me, Child, you have made a very bad market! Good Heavens is it possible the people can be so unreasonable these plentiful times to expect six eggs for a groat! You shall tramp to London next market day." The King adds, "A very bad market girl, indeed, a very bad market girl - Limy shall go next". Behind the King are shelves with bowls of cream, a furtive cat drinks from one of them. Above them, three milk-scores are chalked on the wall, headed, 'Cartwheel's score', 'The Widow Waggonrut', and 'Mrs Towser'. On the ground (left) is a pile of cheeses. Outside the wide doorway (right) Pitt, elegantly dressed, is milking a cow with a fastidious air; he sings:

"I made war with Kate, a buxom Northern Lass: But such my cruel fate - "

Thurlow, wearing a smock, stands with his back to Pitt, cracking a whip; he says,

"She bid you kiss her A------! Damn the Whip I'll never learn the right smack of a Carter." Hand-coloured etching. Description from the British Museum.

Dates

  • Creation: 9 August 1791

Conditions Governing Access

Available by appointment in our Reading Room

Extent

1 Item(s)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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