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James Gillray
1756-1815
A march to the bank : Vide, the Strand, Fleet Street, Cheapside &c. morning & evening.
Published
[London] : Pubd. Augt. 22d. 1787, by S. W. Fores, Piccadilly, [1787]
etching
image: 408 x 535 mm; sheet: 424 x 548 mm
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2562
Notes
Title from item.
A later state, with additional drapery added to the exposed thighs of the fallen fishwoman.
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
A later state, with additional drapery added to the exposed thighs of the fallen fishwoman.
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Cartoon shows heavily armed British troops arrogantly marching double file through the crowded streets of London trampling and stomping pedestrians and street merchants who have been violently pushed to the ground.
Associated names
Fores, S. W., publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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