The last stake [graphic]
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Description
- Title
- The last stake [graphic]
- Published / Created
- [6 December 1779]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd according to act Decr. 6, 1779, for J. Almon ...
- Abstract
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"On the further side of a stream, inscribed "Rubicon - Flu -", a bull representing John Bull is being baited. On his back sits Lord North in profile to the left., very obese and asleep; at his back is a large square pack, inscribed "Taxes". The bull is held by a rope which is twisted round a post inscribed "The Last Stake", the end being held by a Scotsman in Highland dress intended for Bute, and by a man in judge's wig and robes, evidently Mansfield. Two other members of 'the Junto' are goading the bull on, one with a pole, the other with a club. The bull is being attacked by France with a sword, and Spain with a spear. France wears a coat, hat and bag-wig of French fashion, Spain wears a slashed doublet, ruff and cloak. In front of an inn-door (l.) behind them stands George III, watching the struggle complacently, his hands in his pockets. Above the door the signboard, on which is a crown, is falling off, and hangs from one hook only. From a window a woman's arm empties a chamber-pot on to the king's head. In the foreground, on the nearer side of the "Rubicon" a Dutchman (r.) stands facing the wall of a building, urinating on a paper inscribed "British Memorial".--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title engraved above image.
The names of the artists indicate that the plight of the country is due to the designs of Bute (Stuart), carried on by Mansfield (Murray) and executed by the Junto.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark. - Provenance
- Suckling; February 1960;
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 25.5 x 33.0 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 779.12.06.01+ Impression 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1779
Engravings England London 1779 - Material
- engraving & stipple engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793.
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792.
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820. - Subject (Topic)
- John Bull (Symbolic character)
- Subjects
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Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
John Bull (Symbolic character) > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1779
England > London > 1779
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
- 6704037
- Object ID (OID)
- 10723314