Steward's court of the manor of Torre Devon / [? T. Lane].

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G. Humphrey
Steward's court of the manor of Torre Devon / [? T. Lane].
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8 3/8 x 15 3/16 inches; with border: 10 3/4 x 15 5/8 inches
Peel 2065
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Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
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The House of Lords, as arranged for the Bill of Pains and Penalties, is seen from the right, so that the angle of the left and end walls form the centre of the design, the throne being on the right The peers are crowded together to watch the entry of the Queen, complacently seated on a black ram with the head of Bergami; the animal wears two orders, and from its neck hangs a disc inscribed 'Santa Carolina'. Immediately behind her walks Alderman Wood, wearing his furred gown and holding a decanter. Behind him, and in the foreground, marches Brougham, followed by Denman and Lushington. Her other followers hold long staves. A plebeian fellow in a red gown just behind the barristers may be Fellowes, her chaplain. A woman and a fashionably dressed man walking together are probably Lady Anne Hamilton and Keppel Craven, the Queen's Vice-Chancellor. From the crowd of her supporters emerges a pole supporting a cap of Liberty, and a placard: 'May our Wives be like Her'. In the foreground (left) a ragged Savoyard sings, turning the handle of an orgue de barbarie slung from his neck.

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