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Description Satirical print. British Museum's description: "The Persian Ambassador presents the (supposed) fair Circassian, actually the Princess of Wales, to the Regent, who rises from a sofa, with a gesture of welcome frozen into aversion. The (unrecognizable) lady (left) raises a transparent veil to say: "I am indeed your Wife." The Ambassador, who has a heavy black beard and wears a high astrakhan cap, with trousers and zouave jacket, points to the lady and grins at the Regent, saying, "What your own Wife ha—ha—" The Regent declaims: "Oh what a form? what Symetry, what Elegance of manners; in every gesture dignity and Love.—Oh how I long to have my Eyes gratified with a sight of that much injured fair one—a Slave indeed—no she shall not be a Slave to any Mans Passions, I'll take care of that; for I'll I'll Marry her myself!!!—What, what, save me, hide me from—from—from—Myself." The scene is a garden pavilion with trellised doorways." Metropolitan Museum's description: "This satire comments on George, Prince of Wales's dilemma in 1819--he had long been estranged from his wife Princess Caroline of Brunswick but unable to obtain a divorce. At this date an inquiry was underway into Caroline's conduct, and she had moved from Italy to France to better participate in related negotiations. The satirist uses the imagery of a Turkish harem to comment on George's frequent affairs and inability to cut his ties with Caroline."
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Author Isaac Cruikshank
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