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1. The fall of Achilles [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Published / Created:
- [7 January 1785]
- Call Number:
- 785.01.07.01+ Impression 1
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Abstract:
- "Pitt puts the Coalition to flight. He stands on the left, having just discharged an arrow from his bow, which pierces Fox (right) in the Achilles tendon. He says: "Thus do I strive with heart and hand To drive Sedition from the Land." Fox, prostrate and massive, supports himself on his hands to look at Pitt, saying: "There is nought but a place or a pension that will ease The Strain that I've got in my tendon Achilles." Burke, behind Fox, rushes away from Pitt, his arms outstretched in terror, saying: "Before thy Arrows Pitt, I fly O D--n that word prolexity." North, between Burke and Pitt, also in flight but holding a sword and shield, says: "This curs'd eternal Coalition Has brought us to a rare Condition." Pitt has a quiver with arrows slung across his shoulder; he, North, and Burke wear contemporary dress; Fox wears a tunic, greaves, and sandals."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description:
- Title etched below image., Printmaker from British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark., and Temporary local subject terms: Coalitions: Fox, North, Burke -- Mythology: Paris -- Sedition: in reference to Coalition of 1785 -- Burke's prolixity reproved by Pitt, July 30, 1784 -- Male costume: Achilles -- Weapons -- Quivers.
- Publisher:
- Pubd. Jany 7, 1785 by G. Wallis, Ludgate Hill
- Subject (Name):
- Achilles (Mythological character), Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797, Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806, North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792, and Pitt, William, 1759-1806
- Subject (Topic):
- Daggers & swords, Shields, Bows (Weapons), Arrows, and Wounds & injuries
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The fall of Achilles [graphic].
