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A voluptuary under the horrors of digestion
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A voluptuary under the horrors of digestion
Original Image Dimensions 18"x24"
Source The Duncan Wu Collection
Description The voluptuary is the Prince of Wales (and future George IV), who lounges in an
armchair in Carlton House, using a fork as a toothpick. Gillray provides a number of
props testifying to his love of excess: decanters of port and brandy, empty
wine-bottles, and a dice-box. Gillray’s satirical coat of arms shows a plate with a
crossed knife and fork, with a candle stuck in a wine-bottle, another in a
wine-glass.
