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James Sayers
1748-1823
[Edmund Burke] / JS f.
Published
[London] : Published 6th April 1782 by C. Bretherton, [1782]
etching
plate mark: 176 x 113 mm; sheet: 188 x 124 mm
Peel 3216
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Title from George.
Etched caption reads: For rhetoric he could not ope his mouth but out there flew a trope.
Etched caption reads: For rhetoric he could not ope his mouth but out there flew a trope.
Summary
Full length caricature of Edmund Burke making a speech. He stands in profile to the left, wearing spectacles. His right arm is extended, his hand grasping a paper on which is etched "Plan Œcon", in allusion to his Bill for Economical Reform. His left hand, holding his hat, is behind his back.
Associated names
Bretherton, Charles, approximately 1760-1783, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
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