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A new administration, or, The state quacks administring

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James Gillray
1756-1815

A new administration, or, The state quacks administring

Published

[London] : Pubd. April 1st 1783, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand, [1783]

etching
image: 225 x 332 mm; plate mark 250 x 353 mm; sheet: 265 x 369 mm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2439
Notes
Printmaker from BM Satires.
Title from item.
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

"Britannia, in profile to the right, kneels on the ground, bending forward with an expression of angry distress. She supports herself on her spear, the upper part of which rests against her right shoulder. Her shield, broken, lies on the ground, her knee resting on it. Behind her (left) are the two 'State Quacks', Fox and North, Fox, with a fox's head, sitting on the ground, lifts Britannia's petticoats in both hands. North, very stout and fat, stands (left) in profile to the right, holding a large syringe. A mountainous landscape, with clouds, forms the background."--British Museum online catalogue.

Associated names
Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department