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Hand-coloured print of a sleeping baby in a cradle high in a tree, with three faces in storm clouds and rain falling.

Precariously perched on the top of a tree, William IV is sleeping in a cradle, the faces of Lord John Russell, Daniel O'Connell and Lord Melbourne in the clouds blow vigorously. Coloured lithograph by H.B. (John Doyle), 1836.

A hand-coloured caricature shows a sleeping baby in an oval cradle perched in the top of a leafy tree, while three faces drift in dark storm clouds above. Wind-blown rain streaks the grey-blue sky, and a rhyme beginning 'Hush-a-by Baby' is printed in the lower margin.

Artist
John Doyle
Date
24 December 1836
Medium
Caricatures Lithographs
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3211 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1836.
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: Bebé dormido en una cuna en un árbol, caricatura coloreada a mano, 1836

Una caricatura coloreada a mano muestra a un bebé dormido en una cuna ovalada colocada en la copa de un árbol frondoso, mientras tres rostros flotan entre nubes oscuras de tormenta. La lluvia arrastrada por el viento cruza el cielo gris azulado, y en el margen inferior se imprime una rima que comienza con 'Hush-a-by Baby'.

Português: Bebê dormindo em um berço numa árvore, caricatura colorida à mão, 1836

Uma caricatura colorida à mão mostra um bebê adormecido em um berço oval apoiado no topo de uma árvore frondosa, enquanto três rostos flutuam em nuvens escuras de tempestade. A chuva levada pelo vento risca o céu cinza-azulado, e uma rima começando com 'Hush-a-by Baby' aparece impressa na margem inferior.

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