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THOMAS ROWLANDSON (1757-1827)
His Highness the Protector.
19 Jan 1784RCIN 810027
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
Bibliographic reference(s)
BM Satires 6379 (BM Satires : Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum ... 11 v. in 12.)
