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The cock of the rock

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S. W. Fores

The cock of the rock

Published

[London] : Published May 24th 1786 by S.W.Fores at the Caracature Warehouse No.3 Piccadilly, [1786]

etching, hand colored
image: 92 x 77 mm; plate mark: 134 x 106 mm; sheet: 154 x 121 mm
Peel 2532
Notes
Title from item.
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

A half length caricature in outline of General George Augustus Eliott (Baron Heathfield 1787), in profile to the left., his cocked hat concealing his eye. He wears regimentals with the Star of the Bath (given 1782 for his defence of Gibraltar, see BMSat 6035-7). Cf. British Museum online catalog.

Associated names
Fores, S. W., publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints