'The visit to Piccadilly; - or - a Prussian reception' Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
'The visit to Piccadilly; - or - a Prussian reception' NPG D12462
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
George, Prince of Wales was given no official duties by his father King George III. Jockeying for power, he sought to undermine the King by siding with the Whig opposition led by Charles James Fox. When the King went temporarily insane in 1788 William Pitt, the Tory Prime Minister, proposed a restricted Regency to protect the King's interests. The King's recovery three months later ended the 'Regency Crisis'. The Regency Bill was revived during the King's final illness. George was sworn Regent... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










