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Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827)
The State Watchman Discovered by the Genius of Great Britain Studying Plans for the Reduction of America. 10 - 10 Dec 1781
Hand-coloured etching | 20.4 x 17.2 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 810012
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A hand-coloured print of George III or Lord North sitting on a sofa on which his right leg is raised. He is asleep and dreaming of how to recover America. Britannia stands on the left holding the cap of Liberty in her left hand. Another man, stands behind the sofa apparently trying to rouse the sleeper from his slumber. Inscribed in the plate: Pubd. by I.Jones. 10 Dec. 1781.
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Hand-coloured etching
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20.4 x 17.2 cm (sheet of paper)
19.9 x 17.0 cm (platemark)
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