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James Gillray
1756-1815
The Rt. honble. catch singers
Published
[London] : Pubd. May 2d. 1783, by W. Humphrey No. 227 Strand, [1783]
etching, hand colored
image: 217 x 310 mm; plate mark: 251 x 347 mm; sheet: 244 x 328 mm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2447
Notes
Printmaker from BM Satires.
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Charles Fox and Lord North sit on a bench, raising together a two-handled tankard in celebration of the coalition's victory. North (as Boreas) blows at the froth spilling it carelessly on a document inscribed "Westminster Petition" thus implying the new ministry's contempt for the Westminster Association's demands for parliamentary reform.
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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