File:The news of shooting the King of Sweden.jpg
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English: TITLE: Taking physick, or, The news of shooting the King of Sweden.
SUMMARY: British caricature by James Gillray, 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 Gustav III of Sweden. MEDIUM: 1 print : engraving, hand-colored. CREATED/PUBLISHED: Published April 11th, 1792 by H. Humphrey, 1792. CREATOR: Gillray, James, 1756-1815, engraver. |
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| Source | Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. |
| Author | James Gillray; published by H. Humphrey, 1792. |
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| current | 19:09, 13 January 2023 | | 1,536 × 1,110 (890 KB) | VulpesVulpes42 | Higher resolution. |
| 21:42, 28 July 2005 |  | 640 × 463 (89 KB) | Petrusbarbygere | TITLE: Taking physick, or, The news of shooting the King of Sweden 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 t |
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