The Privy Council of a King

Thomas Rowlandson|Ferdinand VII, King of Spain

March 28, 1815 · Hand-colored etching · Drawings and Prints

Ferdinand VII, King of Spain, sits on a throne at center with his feet resting on books inscribed "Laws" and "Magna Carta" and a collection of skulls beneath him. He has mule's ears and listens to the advice four advisors give him through horns. He had been overthrown by Napoleon in 1808, then returned to rule a second time between 1813 and 1829

Artist

Thomas Rowlandson|Ferdinand VII, King of Spain

Date

March 28, 1815

Medium

Hand-colored etching

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund and Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, by Exchange, 1970