The royal exhibition, or a peep at the marriage heads
The royal exhibition, or a peep at the marriage heads. Print shows a rear view of Maria Anne Fitzherbert and the Prince of Wales as bride and groom, they are connected by a ribbon on which is written honi soit qui mal y pense; two figures, also rear views, look on, Courage alamode from the left and Marriage alamode from the right. Three rear view portraits hang on the wall in the background, from left, Justice Midas with the ears of a donkey, Nuptial Father (the Pope), and as High Priest Edmund Burke. Date 1786 May 29th. The royal exhibition, or a peep at the marriage heads. Print shows a rear view of Maria Anne Fitzherbert and the Prince of Wales as bride and groom, they are connected by a ribbon on which is written honi soit qui mal y pense; two figures, also rear views, look on, Courage alamode from the left and Marriage alamode from the right. Three rear view portraits hang on the wall in the background, from left, Justice Midas with the ears of a donkey, Nuptial Father (the Pope), and as High Priest Edmund Burke. Date 1786 May 29th
