Leaf 16. Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
Charles Fox, riding a lion, and William Pitt, on a white horse, face each other in the House of Commons, in front of the vacated Speaker's chair. Fox, holding a whip in one hand and a bridle in the other, tries to convince Pitt to dismount the untamed horse that stands with its front legs on a large sheet signed, "Magna Charta, Bill of Rights, Constitution," and kicks with the hind legs at the fleeing crowd of the members of Parliament. In return, Pitt praises his steed for its wild behavior. The last of the members pushing toward the door is the Speaker, Cornwall, in a wig and carrying the Speaker's mace. A satire on the dissolution of the Parliament on March 25.
Description:
Title etched below image., Attribution to Rowlandson from the British Museum catalogue and Grego., Restrike, with scatology removed from image. For original issue of the plate, see no. 6476 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6., Abbreviation "No." in imprint statement appears in superscript above the digit "7" in street number "227.", Plate from: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c. [London] : [Field & Tuer], [ca. 1868?], Text below title: A scene in a new play lately acted in Westminster with distinguished applause. Act 2nd scene last., Cf. Grego, J. Rowlandson the caricaturist, v. 1, pages 123-4., and On leaf 16 of: Caricatures drawn & etched by those celebrated artists Gillray, Rowlandson, Cruikshanks, &c.
Publisher:
Pubd. March 31st, 1784, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand [i.e. Field & Tuer]
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, Pitt, William, 1759-1806, Cornwall, Charles Wolfran, 1735-1789, and Great Britain. Parliament
Subject (Topic):
Dissolution, Politics and government, Horses, Lions, Coats of arms, Chairs, and Crowds
