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THOMAS ROWLANDSON (1757-1827)
A Touch on the Times.
29 Dec 1788RCIN 810297
This print criticises the Prince and supports Pitt’s attempts to control a regency. While the Prince can be seen ascending a crumbling throne, Pitt is extinguishing the flames of ‘Rebellion’. Charles James Fox (in a parody of Justice, with dice boxes instead of scales) supports his ascent. The print is a mockery of The Times, a pro-Prince of Wales satire issued a few days earlier.
Probably purchased by Queen Victoria, 1854
Cat. 22
Bibliographic reference(s)
BM Satires 7387 (BM Satires : Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum ... 11 v. in 12.)
