Wellington takes a flying stride from a braying ass (right) with tail erect and its feet firmly planted. His hair rises, his top-hat falls off, and he looks behind him to say: ‘Oh save me, save, Bob, run tell the King!’ The donkey (Key) brays ‘fe . fa . fum’. It wears a heavy chain and is draped by a furred livery gown marked with the City Arms.”–British Museum online catalogue.
- Printmaker: Heath, Henry, active 1824-1850, printmaker.
- Title: The great general frightened by Don Key [graphic] / H. Heath fe.
- Publication: [London] : Pubd. 1830 by S.W. Fores, 41 Piccadilly, [November 1830]
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Acquired March 2020
An old man, wearing a robe from which hangs a crucifix, walks with a staff towards a city in the distance. A long beard grows from his chin and long hair hangs from the back of his head; the top of his head is completely bald.