The Westminster watchman [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The Westminster watchman [graphic].
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created
- [approximately 12 April 1784]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Abstract
-
"Fox, dressed as a watchman, stands full-face, his right hand grasping his staff (inscribed 'Uprightness'), his left on his hip. Over his head is the word 'Liberty'; his lantern stands on the ground beside him sending forth rays inscribed 'Truth'. His dog (left) is 'Vigilance'. Zigzag flashes of lightning among clouds, inscribed 'Ministerial Thunderbolts', threaten him from all sides. In the background (right) two sham watchmen are running off to the right holding staves and dark lanterns, which contrast with that of Fox, which sheds its rays in all directions. The foremost is Sir Cecil Wray in military uniform, saying, "For Chelsea Ho a"; the other wearing a hooded cloak over his naval uniform is Lord Hood saying, "For Greenwich Ho a". They are followed by two dogs."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title etched above image.
Printmaker and date of publication from British Museum catalogue.
Dedication etched below image: To the independent electors of Westminster this print of their staunch old watchman the guardian of their rights and privileges is dedicated by a gratefull elector.
Text at bottom of plate: NB. Beware of counterfeits as the Greenwich and Chelsea watchmen are upon the look out!
1 print : etching on wove paper ; sheet 16.9 x 23.6 cm.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Formerly mounted on leaf 61 of volume 1 of 14 volumes. - Provenance
- From a collection in fourteen volumes compiled by Francis Harvey and dispersed at auction, Sotheby, London, June 1900. Sold at Sotheby, London, 12 March 1919. Bequest of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss to Yale University Library, 1981. Bound by Riviere & Son in three-quarters red morocco with gold tooling and gold lettering on spine.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 17.3 x 24.8 cm, on sheet 27 x 36 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Edition
- [State with background of clouds and thunderbolts partially burnished out].
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1784
Etchings England London 1784 - Material
- etching ; and wove paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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England
London. - Subject (Name)
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Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount, 1724-1816
Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805
Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813.
Great Britain. Parliament, 1783-1784.
Great Britain. Parliament - Subject (Topic)
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Elections
Hospitals
Dogs
Lanterns
Military uniforms
Watchmen - Subjects
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Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount, 1724-1816 > Caricatures and cartoons
Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805 > Caricatures and cartoons
Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813
Great Britain. Parliament, 1783-1784
Great Britain. Parliament > Elections
Elections > England > London
Hospitals > England > London
Dogs
Lanterns
Military uniforms
Watchmen
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
- 7624779
- Object ID (OID)
- 11791378
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