TITLE: Taking physick, or, The news of shooting the King of Sweden CALL NUMBER: PC 1 - 8080 (A size) [P&P] REPRODUCTION NUMBER: LC-USZ62-94205 (b&w film copy neg.) RIGHTS INFORMATION: No known restrictions on publication. SUMMARY: British caricature showing the King and Queen sitting in latrine, above which is part of the royal arms, the lion looking down and excreting. They look in horror at Pitt, who tells them of the shooting of Gustavus III of Sweden. MEDIUM: 1 print : engraving, color. CREATED/PUBLISHED: Published April 11th, 1792 by H. Humphrey, 1792. CREATOR: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraver. NOTES: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5, no. 8080. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). SUBJECTS: Gustav--III,--King of Sweden,--1746-1792--Assassination. Charlotte,--consort of George III, King of Great Britain,--1744-1818. George--III,--King of Great Britain,--1738-1820. Politics & government--Great Britain--1790-1800. Toilets--1790-1800. FORMAT: Cartoons British 1790-1800.Engravings British 1790-1800. DIGITAL ID: (b&w film copy neg.) cph 3b40373 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3b40373 VIDEO FRAME ID: LCPP003B-40373 (from b&w film copy neg.) CONTROL #: 92518051
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