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The political beggar

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John Boyne
approximately 1750-1810

The political beggar

Published

[London] : Publish'd Aprill [sic] 5, 1784 by H. Mac'Phail, No. 68 High Holborn, [1784]

etching
plate mark: 346 x 250 mm; sheet: 339 x 230 mm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2477
Notes
Title from item.
Printmaker from BM Satires.
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

Charles Fox, as a beggar in extremely tattered clothes, walks along an alley, possibly in St. James's Park, while two dogs bark at him. The very worried look on his face reflects the so far unlucky for him progress of the Westminster election.

Associated names
Macphail, H., publisher
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints