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Thomas Rowlandson
1756-1827
Great cry and little wool
[London] : Published 22 Decr. 1783 by Humphrys, Strand, [1783]
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image: 210 x 310 mm; plate mark: 225 x 312 mm; sheet: 224 x 313 mm
Peel 2416
Notes
Printmaker from George.
Title from item.
Several letters in title and in imprint are etched reversed.
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
Title from item.
Several letters in title and in imprint are etched reversed.
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Charles Fox, dressed only in breeches, tries to flee from the Devil who caught him by the leg and is shearing off the hair from his chest. On the left, in front of the "India House" a group of elated men dance around a burning stake to which is tied a fox. A reference to the rejection of the India Bill in the House of Lords and the demise of the Coalition government.
Associated names
Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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