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Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827)
His Highness the Protector. 19 - 19 Jan 1784
Etching | 36.3 x 26.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 810027
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An uncoloured print of Charles James Fox protecting the door to the Treasury which has been locked. He wields a dagger in his right hand whilst, at his feet, stands a bull dog with the features of his colleague, Lord North. In the background, men stand looking at bills attached to a high wall. Inscribed in the plate: Pubd Jany 19 1784 by W Humphrey No 227 Strand
Provenance
Probably purchased by George IV when Prince of Wales
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36.3 x 26.0 cm (sheet of paper)
32.0 x 22.1 cm (platemark)
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BM Satires : Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum ... 11 v. in 12. – BM Satires 6379Bibliographic reference(s)
BM Satires : Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum ... 11 v. in 12. BM Satires 6379
Featured in
ExhibitionHigh Spirits: The Comic Art of Thomas Rowlandson: The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
Through the humour of Rowlandson’s drawings and prints, this exhibition examines life at the turn of the 19th century.
