Patriotism rewarded : inscrib'd to the Rt. Honble. the Lord Mayor, Aldermen & Common Council of the City of London by their most obedient humble servants, John Ryall & Robt. Withy / [graphic]

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Title: Patriotism rewarded : inscrib'd to the Rt. Honble. the Lord Mayor, Aldermen & Common Council of the City of London by their most obedient humble servants, John Ryall & Robt. Withy / [graphic]
Creator: Walker, Anthony, 1726-1765, printmaker
Contributor: Boitard, Louis-Philippe, active 1733-1770, artist.
Ryall, John, publisher.
Withy, Robert, 1732-1803, publisher.
Published / Created: 1757.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Printed for John Ryall & Robt. Withy, at Hogarth's Head, opposite Salisbury-Court in Fleet Street
Abstract: Emblematic representation of the presentation of the Freedom of the City of London to William Pitt and Henry Bilson Legge, including: The enthroned figure of the City of London; mythological figures Minerva and Hydra; personifications of Justice, Fame, Plenty, Commerce, Prudence, and Fortitude; a temple; the offices of the Chamberlain of the City of London
Description: Title from caption etched above image.
"Price 6d plain, colour'd 1s."
Ten lines below image: The City of London seated on her throne, attended by Plenty, Commerce, Justice, & Wisdom, in the character of Minerva, exiting her to order the Chamberlain ...
Watermark: countermark IV.
Mounted to 33 x 47 cm.
Provenance: Alfred Bowditch Collection; December 1966; Bowditch's note on mounting sheet: Truman Sale 1906.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 25 x 35 cm, on sheet 26 x 36 cm
Language: English

Collection Information

Repository: Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number: 757.04.00.09+

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre: Allegorical prints
Engravings England London 1757
Etchings England London 1757
Watermarks (Paper)
Material: etching & engraving ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778,
Bilson-Legge, Henry, 1708-1764,
Subjects: Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778
Bilson-Legge, Henry, 1708-1764
England > London > 1757

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Identifiers

Orbis Record: 8562976
Object ID (OID): 10714700