The two patriotic duchess's on their canvass
[London] : Pubd May 6th 1784 by M. Darchery St James's Street, [1784]
Below caption title: Requesting the favour of an early Poll.
A different issue of George no. 6494 in the collections of the British Museum, with the imprint of Elizabeth D'Archery.
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
The Duchess of Devonshire embraces a good-looking young butcher, their lips are about to meet; her right arm is round his shoulders, with her left hand she slips a purse into his breeches pocket. His right hand is on her waist. Behind him is the butcher's stall with joints of meat, a chopping-block, and cleaver. The stall partly conceals the Duchess of Portland holding by the shoulders another young butcher who turns his back and rejects her overtures. The ladies wear riding-habits and hats trimmed with ostrich feathers and a fox's brush with a large Fox favour. Cf. British Museum online catalog.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.