W. & J. Stratford (Firm)
The struggle, or, Compulsive resignation
Published
[London] : Published by W. & J. Stratford, No. 112 Holborn Hill, July 1, 1792.
etching & engraving
plate mark: 175 x 102 mm; sheet: 191 x 117 mm
Peel 1724
Notes
Title engraved below image.
Above image: Engraved for the Carlton House magazine.
Illustration to the dialog between Slender (Pitt) and Stout (Thurlow), in the Carlton House magazine, p. 312.
Above image: Engraved for the Carlton House magazine.
Illustration to the dialog between Slender (Pitt) and Stout (Thurlow), in the Carlton House magazine, p. 312.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Thurlow (left) is seated behind a table in his Chancellor's wig and gown. He clutches the bag of the Great Seal, which Pitt (right) standing in front of the table, tries to tear from him. On the wall is a picture that amplifies thes subject; it shows two dogs, one sturdy, the other lean, struggling over a basket of fish; in the background is the gate of the Treasury.
Associated names
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
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