Toasting Muffins
Date1791
After work by
James Gillray
Engraver
William Humphrey
OriginEngland, London
MediumAquatint with black and white engraving and etching
DimensionsOH: 9" x OW: 6 1/4" (trimmed to platemark)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1957-33
DescriptionLower margin reads: "London Pub.d Nov.r 28.th 1791 by H. Humphrey, N.o 18 Old Bond Street/ TOASTING MUFFINS,/ vide Royal Breakfast/."So justly formed to meet by nature!"Label TextThe King, much caricatured, in dressing gown adn nightcap, sits over a fire in profile to the left, toasting muffins, the muffin dish on a tripod beside him. His stockings are ungartered, and the Honi-soit ribbon hangs loose. On the fire is a large kettle. Beneath the title is etched the inscription: "So justly formed to meet by nature!"
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