Political-ravishment, or, The old lady of Threadneedle-Street in danger! [graphic]

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Title
Political-ravishment, or, The old lady of Threadneedle-Street in danger! [graphic]
Alternative Title
Old lady of Threadneedle-Street in danger
Creator
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, printmaker
Contributor
Humphrey, Hannah, active 1774-1817, publisher.
Published / Created
[22 May 1797]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Pubd. May 22d, 1797, by H. Humphrey, St. James's Street
Abstract

"The 'Old Lady' is a thin old harridan, dressed entirely in 'One' pound notes, and seated on an iron-studded treasure-chest inscribed 'Bank of England', fastened by two heavy padlocks. She shrieks and throws up her skinny arms at Pitt's advances: he has taken a long stride towards her from the right, his right hand round her waist; his left dips into a cavernous pocket and takes out guineas. Their profiles almost touch, and he appears about to kiss her. She shrieks: "Murder! - murder! - Rape! - murder! - O you Villain! - what have I kept my Honor untainted so long, to have it broke up, by you at last ? - O murder! - Rape! - Ravishment! - Ruin! - Ruin! - Ruin!!!" Pitt's hat lies on the ground; beneath it is a scroll headed 'Loans'. A lightly sketched arc of the rotunda of the Bank forms a background."--British Museum online catalogue

Description
Title etched below image.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Temporary local subject terms: Bank of England -- Personifications: Bank of England as an old lady of Threadneedle Street -- Coffers -- Allusion to loans -- Pocket picking.
Provenance
Old Print Shop ; 1961.
Extent
1 print : sheet 26 x 37 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
797.05.22.01+

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1797
Etchings England London 1797
Watermarks (Paper) J. Whatman
Material
etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Subjects
Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1797
England > London > 1797
J. Whatman
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
8140688
Object ID (OID)
11124101

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