The Trial of Queen Caroline.

Handkerchief, printed in sepia, 445 x 595 mm. When Caroline of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1768 - 1821) arrived at St James's Palace the Prince of Wales came to visit her. After greeting her, he turned to the Earl of Malmesbury saying, 'Harris, I am not well. Pray get me a glass of brandy'. He then left the room. Caroline's comment to Malmesbury was, 'I find him very stout and by no means as handsome as his portrait'. The ill-matched pair was married on 8 April 1795 and it soon became clear that the Prince of Wales would not tolerate his wife's company unless he was drunk. The marriage was consummated and on 7 January 1796 a daughter, Charlotte, was born to the couple. By March, the proud parents were living separately and rarely spoke to each other. George's disastrous marriage to Caroline provided ample material for the caricaturists of the day. George was mocked for preferring his mistresses to his wife; Caroline received more sympathy but was rumoured to have a string of lovers and was easy to portray as a vulgar attention seeker. Tired of her husband's neglect, Caroline left England to tour Europe and in Italy met Bartolomeo Bergami who became her secretary and constant companion. The couple's relationship caused much scandal and following his accession to the throne George IV attempted to divorce her. The image represents the Queen’s chief defenders: T. Denman, Henry Brougham, Alderman Wood and Lord Erskine. Also pictured are her country residence Brandenburg House, and Villa d’Este on Lake Como, where she lived between 1815 and 1817.

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Publisher: 1820.

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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