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Hand-coloured caricature: a tall man in blue uniform passes a wig with tongs to a seated stout man in a red armchair, foot propped on a cushion.

The gouty George IV using tongs to pass his discarded wig to Wellington; representing the Duke's appointment to office as First Lord of the Treasury. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1828.

A hand-coloured caricature etching showing a tall man in a blue military coat passing a wig with tongs to a stout, gouty man seated in a red armchair, his foot propped on a cushion. Lettering at the bottom reads 'A Chance in the Head of Affairs,' with speech balloons above.

Artist
William Heath
Date
1828
Medium
Caricatures Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2826 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1828.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Una oportunidad en la cabeza del gobierno, caricatura de W. Heath, 1828

Un grabado caricaturesco coloreado a mano que muestra a un hombre alto con casaca militar azul pasando una peluca con unas pinzas a un hombre corpulento y con gota sentado en un sillón rojo, con el pie apoyado en un cojín. En la parte inferior aparece el texto 'A Chance in the Head of Affairs', y sobre ellos hay globos de diálogo.

Português: Uma chance na cabeça do governo, caricatura de W. Heath, 1828

Uma gravura caricatural colorida à mão mostrando um homem alto de casaco militar azul passando uma peruca com uma pinça a um homem corpulento e com gota, sentado em uma poltrona vermelha, com o pé apoiado em uma almofada. Na parte inferior lê-se 'A Chance in the Head of Affairs', e acima há balões de fala.