"Pitt (left) holds up the dome of St. Paul's which he is about to place over the central tower of Lincoln Cathedral (right). He stands in a graveyard at some distance, and leans forward, on tip-toe, his right foot resting on a rectangular tombstone inscribed 'Hic jacet' and decorated with a bishop's mitre, a winged skull, and cross-bones"--British Museum online catalogue.
Alternative Title:
Minister endeavouring to eke out Dr. Pretyman's bishopric
Description:
Counterfeit signature; print by Gillray. See British Museum catalogue. and Title etched below image.
Publisher:
R. Phillips, Southwark
Subject (Name):
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Phillips, R., publisher., Pitt, William,--1759-1806--Caricatures and cartoons., Pretyman, George,--1750-1827--Caricatures and cartoons., and Walpole, Horace,--1717-1797--Ownership.
Subject (Topic):
Cathedrals--England., Cemeteries., and Tombs & sepulchral monuments.
