[Edmund Burke] [graphic]

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Title: [Edmund Burke] [graphic]
Alternative Title: For rhetoric he could not ope his mouth but out there flew a trope
Creator: Sayers, James, 1748-1823, printmaker
Contributor: Bretherton, Charles, approximately 1760-1783, publisher.
Published / Created: [6 April 1782]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published 6th April 1782 by C. Bretherton
Abstract: Full length caricature of Edmund Burke, facing left making a speech. In his upraised right hand is a paper alluding to his Bill for Economical Reform
Description: Title from British Museum catalogue; alternative title etched below image.
Signed with the monogram of James Sayers.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 17.6 x 11.3 cm, on sheet 29 x 20 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Caricatures
Satires (Visual works) England 1782
Drypoints England London 1782
Etchings England London 1782
Material: etching and drypoint ;
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): England.
England
Subject (Name): Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
Subject (Topic): Politicians
Public speaking
Clothing & dress
Subjects: Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Politicians > England
Public speaking
Clothing & dress > England > 1780-1790
England > 1782
England > London > 1782
Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838 > Ownership
Sayers, James, 1748-1823 > Ownership

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