The Scotch victory [graphic].

Description

Title: The Scotch victory [graphic].
Published / Created: [1768]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: publisher not identified
Description: Title from item.
First state, as described in British Museum catalogue.
Publication date from British Museum catalogue.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Two lines of text below image: To the E--l of [Bute] protector of our liberties &c this plate is humbly inscribed by L Junius Brutus.
The word Bute is represented by a boot placed below a petticoat and encircled by Scotch thistle.
Temporary local subject terms: Allusion to John Stuart, Earl of Bute, 1713-1792 -- Allusion to Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772 -- Allusion to Sir Philip Francis, 1740-1818 -- Emblems: Bute as a boot -- Emblems: Augusta, Princess of Wales, as a petticoat -- Military uniforms: Grenadiers, 3rd Foot Guards -- Riots: St. George's Fields, May 10, 1768 -- Accidental shootings: William Allen, May 10, 1768 -- Guns -- Cowhouses in St. George's Fields -- Military: Grenadiers, 3rd Foot Guard -- William Allen, 1749-1768 -- Peter MacLaughlin, fl. 1768 -- Donald McLane, fl. 1768 -- Alexander Murray, fl. 1768.
Bowditch's notes on mounting sheet; mounted to 35 x 46 cm.
Provenance: Alfred Bowditch Collection ; Dec. 1966 ; Truman Sale 1906.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 30 x 29 cm
Edition: [1st state].
Language: English

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1768
Rebuses
Etchings England London 1768
Annotations (Provenance)
Material: etching ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subjects: England > 1768
England > London > 1768

Access: Public
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