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S. W. Fores
Cromwell [the] 2nd. exalted, or, The poison bag outdone by the halter
[London] : Publishd March 1st 1784, as the act directs by S. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly, [1784]
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image: 215 x 174 mm; sheet: 237 x 188 mm
Peel 3279
Notes
Title from item.
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark.
Summary
Edmund Burke, as a Jesuit, and Lord North kneel praying in front of a gallows from which hangs the body of Charles Fox with a label "East India Bill" issuing from his pocket. The comment made by one of the spectators standing in the background and the title of the print refer to the incident in which a bag thought to contain poison (in the form of Euphorbium and Capsicum powder) was thrown in Fox's face.
Associated names
Fores, S. W., publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
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