Below the title: 'Reproof and Retort'. A scene between decks on a man-of-war; William IV as a sailor sits on a cask, arms folded, legs crossed, a foot resting on a sea-chest inscribed 'William King Fore Top Man of the H.M.S. British Nation', and marked with crown and anchor. He looks at Wellington, who is dressed as a Grenadier Guardsman (cf. BM Satires No. 15768), and stands in profile to the left, leaning on the butt of his musket in deep dejection. The Duke: 'Here's a sad reverse, after all my Services; and you too? Billy, to give your voice, in getting me turned out of my PRIME place'. The King: 'Well! Well! Arthur, if I did it is only swabbing out the Old score when you unshipped me from my Berth, eh? so now we're Quits'. The staves of his cask are inscribed (left to right): 'Intrinsic Merit', 'Good Spirits', 'National Respect', 'Naval Glory', 'Public Favor', 'Unanimous Approbation', 'Gratitude', 'Love of the P[eople]'. Beside him (left) a cannon projects through a port-hole.  25 November 1830
<br>Hand-coloured lithograph
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<p>Print made by: Monogrammist HHR
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<dl><dd>Published by: John Field</dd></dl></div>
1830<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1830-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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