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Plan of Mud Island, off the Kingdom of Corsica
[England] : [publisher not identified] , [1794?]
etching, hand colored
plate mark: 135 x 182 mm; sheet: 158 x 207 mm
Peel 2288
Notes
Date from George.
Satirizing the occupation of Corsica in 1794 and the acceptance of the offer of the crown to George III.
Satirizing the occupation of Corsica in 1794 and the acceptance of the offer of the crown to George III.
Inscriptions/Markings
With "1775" written in pencil at lower right.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Print shows a bust of George III in an oval medallion, the profile (left) an obtuse angle, the face blank, giving an impression of complacent imbecility. The background is shaded to simulate a cameo. From behind the medallion two figures look out: 'Averice' (left), a hag with pendent breasts and serpents for hair, leans forward in profile to the left, holding up a money-bag. On the right is Famine, a thin man wearing a shroud; both are shouting. Cf. George.
Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
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