The honest-private and great-colonel vide Guildhall toasts / [graphic]

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Title: The honest-private and great-colonel vide Guildhall toasts / [graphic]
Creator: Williams, Charles, active 1797-1830, printmaker
Published / Created: [21 November 1803]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. Novr. 21st., 1803 by C. Knight Lambeth
Abstract: "Pitt dressed as a volunteer officer, drills Fox and Sheridan, who stand at attention, holding muskets. Pitt, in back view, turns his head to Fox (1.) and points with his sabre, held horizontally, to Sheridan (r.). Fox stands correctly, Sheridan raises his right. arm above his head and grins broadly. Pitt says: "Keep your Eye upon the Corporal Mr Honesty and when I have drilled you to my likeing perhaps I may take you under my command Mr Honesty". Fox says: "I do I do great Colonel I shall mind my Manoeuvres Great Colonel." The scene is the open country."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title from item.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Gog & Magog are pseudonyms for printmaker Charles Williams.
Place of publication based upon cataloger's conjecture.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Watermark: Strasburg Lily.
Provenance: Creamer, E.G. ; December, 1970.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 35.8 x 25.6 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1803
Etchings England London 1803
Watermarks (Paper)
Material: etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
Subject (Topic): Politicians
British
Soldiers
Subjects: Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816 > Caricatures and cartoons
Politicians > British
Soldiers > British
England > 1803
England > London > 1803

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