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The political Cerberus
Published
[London] : [The Political register], [1769]
etching
image: 159 x 97 mm; plate mark: 183 x 116 mm; sheet: 195 x 128 mm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2486
Notes
With "Desd. & engrd for the Political Register" at head of sheet.
Plate from: The Political register and London museum. London : Printed for J. Almon, v. 5 (1769), facing page 183.
Plate from: The Political register and London museum. London : Printed for J. Almon, v. 5 (1769), facing page 183.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Print shows the entrance to St. James's Palace, where Alderman and other representative of counties and cities are holding petitions as they attempt to enter; the party is confronted by the figure of Cerberus, who tramples "The Bill of Rights" underfoot and bears the heads of Viscount Weymouth, the Early of Hillsborough, and the Duke of Grafton; the Duke of Bedford, the Earl of Bute (who holds the leash of Cerberus in his hand), and Lord Holland stand behind the monster at right.
Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
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