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The city carriers
[England : s.n., 1769]
engraving
4 9/16 x 7 7/16 in. (117 x 190 mm.)
Peel 0802
Notes
Print from the London Magazine, September 1769, page 393 (facing), where it appeared with the explanation: We hear a new print is engraving, entitled The City Carriers, representing an ass laden with two panniers, one containing the city grievances, the other the apprehensions of the Livery of London. The ass is to be led by the L.M. assisted by Sir R.L. and Mess. Aldermen B. and T. as ass-drivers. Near them a Fox is seen stealing into covert.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
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