Lord No--h, in the suds [graphic].

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Title: Lord No--h, in the suds [graphic].
Alternative Title: Lord North in the suds
Contributor: Colley, Thomas, active 1780-1783.
Evans, T., active 1782-1793.
Published / Created: [27 March 1782]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pub. by T. Evans Oxford Street Mch. 27, 1782 London
Abstract: Lord North, fully clothed, sits in a washtub surrounded by scrub women or fish-wives, one of whom scrubs him with a brush, while another ladles soapy water over him. A fox (Charles James Fox) observes the scene from the extreme left, while the Devil stands holding a trident on the right. A response to North's unpopular increase in the duty on soap
Description: Title from item.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Attributed to T. Colley in British Museum catalogue.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 18 x 24 cm
Language: English

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1782
Engravings England London 1782
Etchings England London 1782
Material: etching & engraving ;
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain.
England
Subject (Name): North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
Subject (Topic): Soap
Taxation
Devil
Laundresses
Bathing
Clothing & dress
Subjects: North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
Soap > Taxation
Taxation > Great Britain
Devil
Laundresses
Bathing
Clothing & dress > England > 1780-1790
England > 1782
England > London > 1782

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