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- Creator:
- Heath, William, 1795-1840
- Published / Created:
- [April 1829]
- Call Number:
- 829.04.00.16+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Peel stands directed to the left holding a dome-shaped wire cage containing rats; his left hand is on his hip. He wears a small battered hat, once a topper, a collar and stock, patched greatcoat with sheepskin collar and many pockets; loose boots to the calf. A document projects from his coat-tail pocket. Above his head: 'I turns my hand to any thing now I ketches Rats like winking.'"--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Plate signed in bottom left-hand corner using William Heath's device: A man with an umbrella., and Cf. Heath, W. The man wot drives the sovereign, which shows Wellington as a coach driver, also publisher in 1829 by MacLean.
- Publisher:
- Pub. April 1829 by T. McFat, 26 Straw-market [i.e. T. McLean, 26 Haymarket]
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830. and Peel, Robert, 1788-1850
- Subject (Topic):
- Catholic emancipation, Animal traps, Newspapers, and Ratcatchers
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The cad to the man wot drives the sovereign [graphic]
