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Thomas Rowlandson
1756-1827
The rival candidates
Published
[London] : Pubd April 8th, 1784 by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand, [1784]
etching & stipple, hand coloring
plate mark: 239 x 349 mm; sheet: 217 x 325 mm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2458
Notes
Printmaker from BM Satires.
Title from item.
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
Title from item.
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
A short and obese Demosthenes (Charles Fox) with a worried expression on his face, appears to be delivering a pledge. He stands between tall and thin figures of Themistocles (Admiral Hood) on the left and Judas Iscariot (Sir Cecil Wray) on the right, who watch him with a condescending smile.
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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