The tomb's of the worthies [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The tomb's of the worthies [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Tombs of the worthies
- Contributor
- Smith, M., active 1783-1784, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [27 March 1784]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Publish'd March 27, 1784, as the act directs, by M. Smith & sold at No. 46, in Fleet Street
- Abstract
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Inside a church, Burke and Sheridan, in mourning clothes, cry next to the tomb on which rest the bodies of Lord North and Charles Fox, with a fox's head. Fox's eye is open and alert, his tongue hanging from the mouth. Above their heads, a crossbeam resting on two columns and inscribed, "The true reward [of] such virtues," forms a gallows with two nooses hanging from it. In the background are the tombs of Jonathan Wilde, a corrupted thieftaker, and Jemmy Twitcher, a character in The beggar's opera, and nicknames of, respectively, Sir Robert Walpole and the Earl of Sandwich; and of Walter Tyler, leader of the peasant uprising in 1381
- Description
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Title from item.
"Price one shilling."
Mounted to 29 x 42 cm. - Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 230 x 362 mm, on sheet 28 x 41 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 784.03.27.01+ Impression 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Satires (Visual works) England 1784
Etchings England London 1784 - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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Great Britain
England - Subject (Name)
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Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806.
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792.
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797.
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816.
Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792.
Wild, Jonathan, 1682?-1725.
Tyler, Wat, -1381. - Subject (Topic)
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Politics and government
Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Nooses
Mourning clothing & dress - Subjects
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Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792
Wild, Jonathan, 1682?-1725
Tyler, Wat, -1381
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789
England > 1784
England > London > 1784
Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Nooses
Mourning clothing & dress > England > 1780-1790
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
- 7004912
- Object ID (OID)
- 10727464