The general sentiment [graphic]

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Title: The general sentiment [graphic]
Alternative Title: May our heaven born minister be supported from above
Creator: Newton, Richard, 1777-1798, printmaker
Contributor: Fores, S. W., publisher.
Published / Created: [22 March 1797]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pub. March 22, 1797, by S.W. Fores, Piccadilly
Abstract: "Pitt is suspended by the neck from an irregular cross-bar formed of a label across the design containing the words 'May our heaven born minister be Supported from Above'. These words ascend from the mouths of Sheridan, crouching furtively, and Fox, standing, on the extreme left and right of the design. Both wear bonnets-rouges with tricolour cockades and have a conspiratorial air. Pitt's arms and legs are extended like those of a puppet; his head is turned in profile to the left, a cap is drawn over his eyes."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title from item.
Temporary local subject terms: Executions -- Bonnets rouges -- Wigs: bag wigs.
Watermark: E & P 1794.
Provenance: Walter Schatzki; February 1961;
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 34.8 x 24.5 cm, on sheet 39 x 27 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1797
Etchings England London 1797
Watermarks (Paper) E & P 1794
Material: etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
Subjects: Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1797
England > London > 1797
E & P > 1794

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