"Eldon, in wig and gown, seated in an armchair, on which are the Royal Arms, leans forward to place a paper folded to form an extinguisher and inscribed Judgment over a tiny man who leans back, terrified. Eldon gazes sternly down at the mannikin, Wellesley-Pole, who holds out a large paper: Purity of my Morals--Constancy Shewn to my Wife. On the floor (left) is another paper: Grounds on which I claim the Education of Childr[en]."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Vice and proeligacy extinguished by equity
Description:
Title etched below image., Print signed using the letter "Q" within an open pentagon. Questionablly attributed to T.H. Jones in the British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Mattet to: 44.5 x 30.9 cm.
Publisher:
Pubd. Feby. 1827 by G. Humphrey, 27 St. James's St., London
Subject (Name):
Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838, Mornington, William Long Wellesley, Earl of, 1788-1857, and Wellesley, Catherine Tylney-Long, -1825.
Subject (Topic):
Chairs, Coats of arms, Wigs, Robes, and Fire extinguishers
