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Grey catching Wellington in his own trap

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Robert Seymour
1798-1836

Grey catching Wellington in his own trap

Published

[London] : [William Strange], [ca. 1834]

wood engraving
80 x 65 mm
Peel 2186
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Trimmed to remove all accompanying text.
Probably detached from one of four issues of Whiggeries and waggeries, London : William Strange, 1834. This publication reprinted wood engravings by Robert Seymour, Robert Cruikshank, and others which had previously appeared-- often with different captions-- in Figaro in London, also published by Strange. The identical image appeared in Figaro in London, no. 59, 1833, without a title.
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

A lion with an enormously large human face (Wellington) is trapped in a cage; a smaller man (Grey) in old-fashioned dress gloats just outside the cage. A cannon (?) protrudes from Wellington's mouth; his "claws" are bayonets.

Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Strange, W. (William), publisher.
Cowie, G. (George), printer.
Strange, W. (William). Whiggeries and waggeries.
Strange, W. (William). Figaro in London.
Classification
Department