A general retreat [graphic]

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Title: A general retreat [graphic]
Creator: Grant, C. J. (Charles Jameson), active 1830-1852, printmaker
Contributor: Gans, S., active 1829-1831, publisher.
Published / Created: [18 November 1830]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pub. Nov. 18, 1830, by S. Gans, Southampton St., Strand
Abstract: Political satire: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852) leading his Tory government ministers in flight from its attack on the castle of 'Reform' (as inscribed to the Tricolore flag of liberty that flies from the tower).
Description: Title from caption below image.
Mounted to 32 x 41.5 cm.
Provenance: Grosvenor Prints; September 2014.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 29.5 x 38.5 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1831
Lithographs England London 1830
Material: lithograph, hand-colored ;
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain
Subject (Name): Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
Subject (Topic): Politics and government
Military retreats
Soldiers
British
Subjects: Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852 > Caricatures and cartoons
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1800-1837
Military retreats
Soldiers > British
England > 1831
England > London > 1830

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