The British patriot's procession through London and Westminster amids the shouts & acclamations of all true friends to freedom & liberty [graphic].

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Title
The British patriot's procession through London and Westminster amids the shouts & acclamations of all true friends to freedom & liberty [graphic].
Published / Created
[1751]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
publisher not identified
Abstract

"Satire on the disputed Westminster election of 1751; view on St James's Street during a procession on the day the Hon. Alexander Murray was released from prison; on the left two men stand in wigs declaring "No Knee Worship" and "It's a Dirty Place"; at the head of the procession a man holds a sign stating "Murray and Liberty", carriages follow behind, in the background people watch the scene from their windows, St James's Palace on the left."--British Museum online catalogue

Description
Title etched above image.
Date of publication from British Museum catalogue.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Six lines of comment in center below image: Brutus had rather be a villager, than to repute himself a son of Rome ...
Sixteen lines of description in two columns on either side of the comment: The Honble. Alex. Murray Esqr. who by an order of [the] House of Commons had been committed a close prisoner to Newgate ...
Temporary local subject terms: London: London: St. James's Street -- Clubs: White's -- Newgate prison -- Parliament: members of Parliament -- Flags: Union Jack -- Flags: 'Murray & Liberty' -- Trades: butchers -- Male dress: striped election suits -- Mottoes: O tempora! O mores! -- Vehicles -- Elections: 1751 -- Westminster petition -- Lord George Carpenter. 1723-1762 -- George Vandeput, d. 1800 -- George Cooke, d. 1768 -- Richard Crowle, d. 1757 -- William Alexander, d. 1762 -- Robert Scott, d. 1760.
Watermark: indiscernible countermark.
Provenance
Suckling; January 1937;
Extent
1 print : sheet 26 x 36 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
751.06.00.01+

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1751
Etchings England London 1751
Watermarks (Paper)
Material
etching ; and laid paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
Murray, Alexander, d 1777
Saint James's Palace (London, England)
Subject (Topic)
Parades & processions
Political elections
Petitions
Carriages & coaches
Subjects
Murray, Alexander, d 1777 > Caricatures and cartoons
Saint James's Palace (London, England)
Parades & processions
Political elections
Petitions
Carriages & coaches
England > 1751
England > London > 1751

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
8618572
Object ID (OID)
10714493

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