Subject (Name): Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813. / Subject (Topic): Cockfighting

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1. The cock pitt royal [graphic].

Published / Created:: [24 March 1784]
Call Number:: 784.03.24.05+
Image Count:: 1
Resource Type:: still image
Abstract:: A belligerent William Pitt and a dejected Charles Fox, each with a cock's body, stand in a cockpit surrounded by their supporters. In the foreground on the left, the King leans against the pit watching his favorite, Pitt. Next to him stands Wilkes, with his hand on the King's back, and Pitt's supporters Lords Nugent, Thurlow, and the Duke of Richmond. Behind them is an enthusiastic crowd of other supporters. Fox is backed by the devil who proposes another round. Among his supporters are Burke in a Jesuit's biretta and a group of Jews, his creditors. In the foreground, Lord North is negotiating with another Jew, upset by Fox's defeat
Alternative Title:: Cockpit royal
Description:: Title from caption below image. and Mounted to 28 x 36 cm.
Publisher:: Pubd. 24 March 1784, & sold by F. Reilly, High Holborn
Subject (Geographic):: Great Britain
Subject (Name):: George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Pitt, William, 1759-1806., Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806., North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792., Wilkes, John, 1725-1797, Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806., Richmond and Lennox, Charles Lennox, Duke of, 1735-1806., and Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville, Marquess of, 1753-1813.
Subject (Topic):: Politics and government, Cockfighting, Devil, and Clothing & dress
Found in:: Lewis Walpole Library > The cock pitt royal [graphic].