'Questions and commands; or, the mistaken road to He-r-f-rd; a Sunday evenings amusement'
3 of 31 portraits of William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester
'Questions and commands; or, the mistaken road to He-r-f-rd; a Sunday evenings amusement'
by James Gillray, published by Hannah Humphrey
hand-coloured etching, published 11 February 1788
10 1/4 in. x 14 5/8 in. (260 mm x 370 mm) paper size
Purchased, 1947
Reference Collection
NPG D12372
Sittersback to top
- Richard Beadon (1737-1824), Bishop of Bath and Wells. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester (1776-1834), Field Marshal. Sitter associated with 31 portraits. Identify
- Maria (née Walpole), Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh (baptised 1736-1807), Wife of 1st Duke of Gloucester. Sitter associated with 18 portraits. Identify
Artistsback to top
- James Gillray (1756-1815), Caricaturist. Artist or producer associated with 887 portraits, Sitter in 7 portraits.
- Hannah Humphrey (circa 1745-1818), Publisher and printseller. Artist or producer associated with 720 portraits, Sitter in 1 portrait.
Subjects & Themesback to top
Events of 1788back to top
Current affairs
Parliament begins an investigation into the slave trade, led by reformers Thomas Clarkson and William Wilberforce.Regency Crisis; George III's madness is announced provoking a political storm.
Former Governor-General of Bengal Warren Hastings' trial begins before the House of Lords.
Henry Benedict Stuart becomes the new Stuart claimant to the British throne.
Art and science
Artist Thomas Gainsborough dies.First edition of The Times newspaper is published in London.
Scottish engineer and inventor William Symington demonstrates the first paddle steamer on Dalswinton Loch near Dumfries.
Robert Burns writes his version of the Scots poem Auld Lang Syne.
International
Ministers of the French King, Louis XVI, reluctantly announce that the Estates General will meet the following year, for the first time since 1614.United States constitution comes into force when New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify it.
First Fleet reaches Australia, anchoring in Botany Bay. Arthur Phillip, selecting a suitable site for the first Australian penal colony, names the place Sydney Cove.
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Peter Chappell
08 January 2018, 22:14
Dear National Portrait Galley, Please tell me how I can find out what YOU know about this Gillray cartoon. In what way is Richard Beadon involved. Is he the cleric peering under the lady's dress or the one with his hands raised. What exactly was the event in or on the way to Hereford that the cartoon satirising?
Admin
09 January 2018, 16:32
See the British Museum record for more information:
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1627124&partId=1&searchText=sunday+evenings&people=123557&page=1