[The key of the back stairs & the small beer &c] [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- [The key of the back stairs & the small beer &c] [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Key of the back stairs and the small beer etc
- Published / Created
- [ca. 1784]
- Publication Place
- London?
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Abstract
-
On a raised platform, the Devil sits on top of 3 casks, one labelled "small beer". He straddles a huge key, from which are suspended, as on a gallows, 2 gentlemen, the one on the right bearing some resemblance to George III. On the left 2 maids or washerwomen wave mop and broom at the hanged man (possibly Pitt?), saying "You tax maid servants no more". On the right Samuel House, standing before his tavern, offers a tankard to Jeffrey Dunstan, who is voicing his support of Charles James Fox. The Devil is uttering the words of the title
- Description
-
Title derived from text in image.
Mounted to 27 x 40 cm. - Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 19.9 x 33.1 cm, on sheet 25 x 38 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 784.00.00.29+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Political cartoons England 1784
Etchings England London 1784 - Material
- etching & stipple with ink wash ;
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- England
- Subject (Name)
-
Dunstan, Jeffery, 1759?-1797.
House, Samuel, -1785. - Subject (Topic)
-
Devil
Keys (Hardware)
Taverns (Inns)
Women domestics
Hangings
Clothing & dress - Subjects
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Dunstan, Jeffery, 1759?-1797
House, Samuel, -1785
Devil
Keys (Hardware)
Taverns (Inns)
Women domestics
Hangings
Clothing & dress > England > 1780-1790
England > 1784
England > London > 1784
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
- 6857592
- Object ID (OID)
- 10727334