A red-hot politician [graphic]

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Title: A red-hot politician [graphic]
Creator: Nixon, John, -1818, printmaker
Published / Created: [1785]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: publisher not identified
Abstract: A man sits a tavern table facing left, his right arm raised as if making a strong point. On the table is tankard filled with a large head of froth; on the tankard are etched the words "Spotted Dog Holy Well sc." From his pocket a rolled document with the heading "Burke on oecon[omy]."
Description: Title etched below image.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Five lines of text below image: You may talk what you will of Mustor Pitt's wirtues, but I will maintain it, that Muster Burke Gemmen is the most wirtuous honest man in the King's dominions, if he had his won very Gemmem we shoud not be Burthern'd withe such vicked txes, but zounds, Mr. Burke Gemmen caunt carry the whole House of Commons in his belly.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Temporary local subject terms: Allusion to Edmund Burke -- Allusion to Burke's speech on public economy, 11 February 1780 -- Allusion to William Pitt's tax proposals, 1784.
Ms. annotation in lower left, below image: John Nixon 1785.
Provenance: Suckling; May 1956.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 21 x 16 cm
Language: English

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1785
Etchings England London 1785
Material: etching ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain
Subject (Name): Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797.
Pitt, William, 1759-1806.
Subject (Topic): Taxation
Politics and government
Beer
Debates
Drinking vessels
Taverns (Inns)
Subjects: Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Taxation > Great Britain > 18th century
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789
Beer
Debates
Drinking vessels
Taverns (Inns)
England > 1785
England > London > 1785

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