House-breaking before sun-set [graphic].

Description

Title: House-breaking before sun-set [graphic].
Alternative Title: Housebreaking before sunset
Published / Created: [6 January 1789]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published Jany. 6t 1789 by R. Butters, 79 Fleet Stt
Abstract: "Political satire; under a sinking sun in which is drawn a crown, with the words "Obscured, not lost", a masked figure with a crow-bar labelled "Begum Sophistry" and the Prince Regent with a broken axe labelled "Presumptive Rights" try to break down the door of the Treasury, while another picks the lock, labelled "G R" with keys labelled "Tropes"; behind them stands a man in black with a lantern labelled "Loyalty", a belt labelled "Truth" and a clapper labelled "Vox Populi"; from the window of the Treasury, Pitt attacks the house-breakers with a blunderbuss labelled "Constitution"."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title etched below image.
"Pr. 1s."--Below image, lower right.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Temporary local subject terms: Pick axes -- Padlocks -- Swords -- Masks -- Guns -- Setting sun -- Watchman's lanterns -- Emblems: King's monogram on the padlock.
Watermark: Fleur de lis on crowned shield, with initials G R below.
Mounted to 44 x 29 cm.
Provenance: Alfred Bowditch Collection; December 1966;
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 32.7 x 25 cm, on sheet 40 x 28 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1789
Etchings England London 1789
Material: etching with drypoint ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820.
Subject (Topic): Treasuries
Buildings
Doors & doorways
Crowbars
Keys (Hardware)
Locks (Hardware)
Masks
Lanterns
Firearms
Sunrises & sunsets
Crowns
Subjects: Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816 > Caricatures and cartoons
Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Treasuries
Buildings
Doors & doorways
Crowbars
Keys (Hardware)
Locks (Hardware)
Masks
Lanterns
Firearms
Sunrises & sunsets
Crowns
England > 1789
England > London > 1789

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