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F. Reilly
The Cock pitt royal
[London] : Pubd. 24 March 1784, & sold by F. Reilly, High Holborn, [1784]
etching & drypoint
image: 198 x 304 mm; plate mark 220 x 318 mm; sheet: 215 x 314 mm
Peel 3268
Notes
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
A belligerent William Pitt and a dejected Charles Fox, each with a cock's body, stand in a cockpit surrounded by their supporters. In the foreground on the left, the King leans against the pit watching his favorite, Pitt. Next to him stands Wilkes, with his hand on the King's back, and Pitt's supporters Lords Nugent, Thurlow, and the Duke of Richmond. Behind them is an enthusiastic crowd of other supporters. Fox is backed by the devil who proposes another round. Among his supporters are Burke in a Jesuit's biretta and a group of Jewish men, his creditors. In the foreground, Lord North is negotiating with another Jewish man, upset by Fox's defeat.
Associated names
Reilly, F., publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
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