Wm Omer
The canvassing macaroni and true British elector
[London] : Published by Wm. Omer July 29th 1788 Little Mays Buildings St. Martins Lane London, [1788]
etching
plate mark: 347 x 249 mm; sheet: 383 x 260 mm
Peel 3366
Notes
Illustrated song sheet, with thirty lines of etched verse in dialogue in two columns below design.
"To the tune of 'Mrs. Casey' (Wrote without fear of a Hanger)".
First line: Your vote and interest for my friend I earnestly solicit.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
"To the tune of 'Mrs. Casey' (Wrote without fear of a Hanger)".
First line: Your vote and interest for my friend I earnestly solicit.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Print shows an elector at left, threatened by a mob of bludgeon-bearing supporters of Townshend at right, whose ranks include George Hanger, Fox, and Burke.
Associated names
Omer, Wm., publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
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