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1. Great cry and little wool [graphic].
- Creator:
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker.
- Published / Created:
- 1783 December 22
- Call Number:
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 1
- Collection Title:
- The political and humourous works of Thomas Rowlandson, 1774-1825
- Container / Volume:
- Vol. 1 (Box 1 of 2) | Folder I-23
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- Prints & Photographs
- Abstract:
- Charles Fox, dressed only in breeches, tries to flee from the Devil who caught him by the leg and is shearing off the hair from his chest. On the left, in front of the "India House" a group of elated men dance around a burning stake to which is tied a fox. A reference to the rejection of the India Bill in the House of Lords and the demise of the Coalition government.
- Description:
- Printmaker from British Museum catalogue and Grego., Several letters in imprint statement, as well as the digit "7" in "1783," are etched backwards., and Title etched below image; the letter "a" in the word "and" is etched backwards.
- Publisher:
- Humphry's, Strand
- Subject (Name):
- Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership., East India Company., Fox, Charles James,--1749-1806--Caricatures and cartoons., Harvey, Francis--Ownership., Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher., and Riviere & Son Binding.
- Subject (Topic):
- Burning at the stake., Devil., and Foxes.
- Collection Created:
- London
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Great cry and little wool [graphic].
