Design for a Regency

Victoria, Duchess of Kent|Princess Alexandrina Victoria|William Heath ('Paul Pry')|Leopold I, King of the Belgians|William IV, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

July 8, 1830 · Hand-colored etching · Drawings and Prints

This satire, published during the reign of William IV, imagines the power structure should Princess Victoria inherit the crown as a child. Her mother, the Duchess of Kent, sits on a throne holding the orb and looking at Victoria on the knee of her uncle Prince Leopold (the duchess's brother). In a Council Chamber at right the Duke of Wellington presides saying "As president of the Council—who shall gainsay me—," supported by armed grenadier guards, with William IV in an inconspicuous position.

Artist

Victoria, Duchess of Kent|Princess Alexandrina Victoria|William Heath ('Paul Pry')|Leopold I, King of the Belgians|William IV, King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Date

July 8, 1830

Medium

Hand-colored etching

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2014