A general discharge, or, The darling angel's finishing stroke [graphic].

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Title: A general discharge, or, The darling angel's finishing stroke [graphic].
Alternative Title: Darling angel's finishing stroke
Creator: Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
Contributor: Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1846, publisher.
Published / Created: [13 March 1809]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. March 13th, 1809 by Thos. Tegg No. 111 Cheapside
Abstract: "Mrs. Clarke (left) bestrides a large cannon on a gun-carriage, her back to the muzzle, hammering a spike into it with great gusto; she says: "A Wise General shoud make good his Retreat". The Duke of York kneels on the ground (right), looking over his right shoulder at her, and exclaiming, "Alas! Alas for ever ruined and Undone, / See See she has spiked my great Gun". His cocked hat and sword lie on the ground. In the background (left) two military officers followed by a parson run away to the left, and on the right Mrs. Clarke beats a drum, playing the 'Rogues March', while tiny soldiers flee before her."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title from caption below item.
Printmaker identified in
Sheet trimmed to plate mark on one side.
Mounted to 29 x 42 cm.
Provenance: Alfred Bowditch Collection; December 1966;
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 24.5 x 35.2 cm, on sheet 26 x 40 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1809
Etchings England London 1809
Material: etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Clarke, Mary Anne Thompson, 1776-1852
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827
Subject (Topic): Cannons
Military parades & ceremonies
Subjects: Clarke, Mary Anne Thompson, 1776-1852 > Caricatures and cartoons
Frederick Augustus, Prince, Duke of York and Albany, 1763-1827 > Caricatures and cartoons
Cannons
Military parades & ceremonies
England > 1809
England > London > 1809

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