From one house to an other [graphic].

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Description

Title
From one house to an other [graphic].
Alternative Title
From one house to another
Published / Created
publish'd according to a late act, Febry. the 18, 1742.
Publication Place
London
Publisher
publisher not identified
Abstract

"Satire on Robet Walpole's move to the House of Lords: A large room in which Walpole is pushed at swordpoint by the masked figure of Justice towards a group of lords who wait to receive him. He is led by a lion carrying a coronet in its teeth which says, "Follow me Sr. Blew String", and he holds his hand to his head, saying "I go in hopes to save this & trust to ye Hat". On the left, a group of four members of the Commons, wearing jockey caps and boots, surround Lord Pulteney. In the background are two shop stalls, "Deards from St. Dunstans" selling expensive trinkets, and "Dent's Snuff Shop"."--British Museum online catalogue

Description
Title engraved below image.
Eight lines of verse in two columns below title: Triumphant V----y too well succeeds, when power, lion-like, to honour leads ...
'Price 6 pence'--Lower right corner.
Temporary local subject terms: Reference to the House of Commons -- Reference to the House of Lords -- Members of Parliament -- George II as British Lion -- Coronets: earl's coronet -- Architectural details: tradesmen's stalls -- Shops: tobacco shop, Dent's Snuff -- Toy shop, Deards from St. Dunstan's [Lane] -- Trades: tobacconists -- Toymen -- Containers: tobacco jars -- Justice's sword -- Justice's scale -- Personifications: figure of blindfolded Justice -- Court of Requests.
Mounted to 29 x 37 cm.
Watermark: Pro Patria.
Provenance
Alfred Bowditch Collection; December 1966;
Extent
1 print : plate mark 26.7 x 33.1 cm, on sheet 29 x 36 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
742.02.18.01.2+

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1742
Etchings England London 1742
Watermarks (Paper)
Material
etching ; and laid paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760
Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745
Bath, William Pulteney, Earl of, 1684-1764
Subjects
George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760 > Caricatures and cartoons
Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bath, William Pulteney, Earl of, 1684-1764 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1742
England > London > 1742

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
8798993
Object ID (OID)
10700415

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