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DOS2005-PC-067
Nimrod
DOS2005-PC-067

Nimrod

Date1787
Engraver A. Aldbery
MediumHand-colored etching
DimensionsOther (plate trimmed): 14 × 12in. (35.6 × 30.5cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1941-168
DescriptionImprint reads: "Pub.d. April y.e 20.th 1787 by A. Aldbery, Strand London."
Lower margin reads: "A. Aldbery fecit. / NIMROD."
Label TextIn this satirical print, George III rides a galloping horse in profile towards the left. His head is slightly raised, his eyes apparently fixed on the sky. He wears a hunting cap. Trees are sketched in the background.