Plum pudding Billy in all his glory [graphic].

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Title: Plum pudding Billy in all his glory [graphic].
Published / Created: March 27th, 1784.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Publish'd by I. Notice Oxford Road
Abstract: William Pitt, seated in front of a gaping audience, receives from a kneeling Sir Watkin Lewes a plum pudding decorated with a leek, emblem of Wales. Behind his chair stands Wilkes holding a chamber pot. Above their heads hang several fox brushes. The print is a reference to the reception for Pitt at the Grocers' Hall on February 28, 1784
Description: Title from item.
Mounted to 29 x 37 cm.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 22.7 x 27.8 cm, on sheet 24 x 31 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1784
Etchings England London 1784
Material: etching ; and hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Lewes, Watkin, Sir, 1740?-1821
Wilkes, John, 1725-1797
Subject (Topic): Plum puddings
Chamber pots
Subjects: Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Lewes, Watkin, Sir, 1740?-1821 > Caricatures and cartoons
Wilkes, John, 1725-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Plum puddings
Chamber pots
England > 1784
England > London > 1784

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