Accession number
PML 146430, leaf 034
Creator
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827.
Published
[London : s.n., ca. 12 April, 1784]
Notes
Printmaker and publication date from George.
Below image: To the independent electors of Westminster this print of their staunch old watchman the guardian of their rights and privileges is dedicated by a gratefull elector ...
Version with the background of clouds and thunderbolts added to the plate.
Print from: The history of the Westminster election.
Caricature print mounted on leaf 34 of v. 2 of a set of 4 scrapbooks compiled by William Upcott containing prints and portraits, autographs, manuscripts, facsimiles, ephemera and printed memorabilia, clippings, and original drawings pertaining to the lives of notable persons (see PML 146429-32).
Below image: To the independent electors of Westminster this print of their staunch old watchman the guardian of their rights and privileges is dedicated by a gratefull elector ...
Version with the background of clouds and thunderbolts added to the plate.
Print from: The history of the Westminster election.
Caricature print mounted on leaf 34 of v. 2 of a set of 4 scrapbooks compiled by William Upcott containing prints and portraits, autographs, manuscripts, facsimiles, ephemera and printed memorabilia, clippings, and original drawings pertaining to the lives of notable persons (see PML 146429-32).
Description
1 print : etching, hand colored ; image: 144 x 227 mm; plate mark: 174 x 247 mm; sheet 183 x 252 mm
Summary
Print shows Fox, dressed as a watchman, standing full-face, his right hand grasping his staff (inscribed "Uprightness"), his left on his hip. Over his head is the word "Liberty"; his lantern stands on the ground beside him sending forth rays inscribed "Truth". His dog (left) is "Vigilance". Zigzag flashes of lightning among clouds, inscribed "Ministerial Thunderbolts", threaten him from all sides. In the background at right, two sham watchmen are running off to the right holding staves and dark lanterns, which contrast with that of Fox, which sheds its rays in all directions. The foremost is Sir Cecil Wray in military uniform, saying, "For Chelsea Ho a"; the other, wearing a hooded cloak over his naval uniform, is Lord Hood saying, "For Greenwich Ho a". They are followed by two dogs.
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