Without from the London Evening Post of Saturday, June 11, 1757. [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- Without from the London Evening Post of Saturday, June 11, 1757. [graphic]
- Contributor
- Ewart, Thomas, fl. 1756-1766, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [17 June 1757]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd according to act of Parliament, June 17, 1757, by T. Ewart at the Bee Hive near St. Martins Lane in the Strand
- Abstract
-
In the upper right, beneath the French flag, French troops and Indians attack English settlers and burn their homes as signs of general social and political corruption are illustrated in the foreground; each scene is numbered and explained in the key below the image. In the center a tower covered by a cloud, obscuring all but a crown, orb and scepter. Two counselors with goose heads standing gossiping, and two bishops play backgammon and drink spirits (wine?), one sits on a chair made from a bible and the other sits on am overturned model of a church. Two noblemen rob a countryman as he sleeps in his chair. Two senators count their bribes, one hiding the money in his 'pension'. The decline in manufacturing (trade) is symbolized by the idle loom, covered with cobwebs and labeled "To be sold cheape". A thin, starving seaman begs while behind him two common folk stand idly with their hands in their pockets. In the upper left, soldiers in uniform lounge around their military encampment, beside rows of tents and cannons. In the distance, lines of ships stand idle at sea
- Description
-
Title etched above image.
Earlier state of the print had 'Gazette' in title; this later state Gazette has been burnished out and replaced with 'Evening Post.'
Description based on imperfect impression; sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Following imprint: "Price six pence."
Later state, with change in title, of No. 3605 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 3.
Watermark: Strasburg bend with initials L V G below. - Provenance
- Gift of Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer; May 1962;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 25.2 x 35.8 cm, on sheet 31 x 44 cm
- Edition
- [2nd state?]
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 757.06.17.01.2+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1757
Etchings England London 1757
Watermarks (Paper) L V G. - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
-
United States
Great Britain. - Subject (Name)
- George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760
- Subject (Topic)
-
History
Political corruption
Backgammon
Clergy
Games
Pleading (Begging)
Starvation - Subjects
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George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760 > Caricatures and cartoons
United States > History > French and Indian War, 1754-1763
Political corruption > Great Britain
Backgammon
Clergy
Games
Pleading (Begging)
Starvation
England > 1757
England > London > 1757
L V G.
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8563507
- Object ID (OID)
- 10714710