His Highness the protector
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Thomas Rowlandson
1756-1827
His Highness the protector
etching with stipple
image: 272 x 202 mm; plate mark: 322 x 224 mm; sheet: 328 x 234 mm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2481
Published:
[London] : Pubd. Jany. 19th, 1784 by W. Humphrey No. 227 Strand, [1784]
Provenance:
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary:
Charles James Fox stands before the padlocked door of the Treasury, brandishing a dagger in his right hand and the key in his left. Next to him, wearing a collar, is Lord North with the body of a large dog. In the background are several men looking at ballads or placards for sale.
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