The Westminster deserter drum'd out of the regiment [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The Westminster deserter drum'd out of the regiment [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Westminster deserter drummed out of the regiment
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created
- [18 May 1784]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Abstract
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"Sir Cecil Wray (left) is being drummed away from the hustings; Sam House, the central figure, beats a drum, looking at Wray. On the right, ignoring Wray, stands Fox addressing the populace, a cheering crowd behind him; he holds a flag on which is the figure of Britannia seated, holding the staff and cap of Liberty, and the words 'Champion of the People'. He says, "Friends & Fellow Citizens I cannot find words to express my feelings to you upon this Victory". Wray walks beside a procession which marches to Sam House's drum. It is headed by Chelsea pensioners with wooden legs, who scowl at him; one carries a crutch over his shoulder. They have two flags, inscribed respectively 'May all public Deserters feel public Resentment' (Wray had deserted the cause of Fox who nominated him for Westminster in 1782, see British Museum Satires No. 5998), and 'Chealsea Hospital'. They are followed by a detachment of maidservants, with a flag inscribed 'Tax on Maid Servants'; they carry over their shoulders a broom, a brush, a mop, a shovel. A crowd cheers frantically, hats are waved at the procession and at Fox. Behind Fox is part of the portico of St. Paul's, Covent Garden, the scene of his triumph at the hustings, see British Museum Satires No. 6590, &c."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Printmaker and date of publication from Grego.
Plate from: The history of the Westminster election.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Temporary local subject terms: Churches: St. Paul's Church, Covent Garden -- Proposed tax on maidservants -- Chelsea Hospital pensioners -- Hustings -- Drumming for the hustings -- Slogans: 'Champion of the people' -- Veterans.
Mounted to 29 x 39 cm. - Provenance
- Peter Murray Hill. Chelsea, London ; Dec. 1960 ;
- Extent
- 1 print : sheet 25 x 36 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 784.05.18.02+ Impression 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1784
Etchings England London 1784 - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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England
London. - Subject (Name)
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Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
House, Samuel, -1785
Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805
Great Britain. Parliament - Subject (Topic)
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Elections, 1784
Politics and government
Britannia (Symbolic character)
Drums (Musical instruments)
Brooms
Cheering
Crowds
Crutches
Servants - Subjects
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Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
House, Samuel, -1785 > Caricatures and cartoons
Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805 > Caricatures and cartoons
Great Britain. Parliament > Elections, 1784
Politics and government > England > London
Britannia (Symbolic character)
Drums (Musical instruments)
Brooms
Cheering
Crowds
Crutches
Servants
England > 1784
England > London > 1784
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership
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
- 7660495
- Object ID (OID)
- 10727833