A satire on the Duke’s pressure on the King to accept Emancipation. Wellington stands in profile to the right, dressed as the driver of a mail-coach, holding his whip and (as way-bill) a paper resembling the ‘Gazette’, headed ‘Bill’ [i.e. for Catholic Relief]. His (gloved) left hand touches the broad brim of his hat. He wears a triple-caped greatcoat, tight at the waist, over tightly strapped white trousers, and is smart and erect.
- Printmaker: Phillips, John, fl. 1825-1831, printmaker.
- Title: The man wot drives the sovereign [graphic] / [man with an umbrella] Esq.
- Publication: [London] : Pub. by E. King, Chancery-lane, April 1829.
829.04.00.14+
Acquired June 2017