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Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827)
The Drum-Major of Sedition 29 - 29 Mar 1784
Hand-coloured etching | 35.1 x 24.6 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 810045
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A hand-coloured print of Major John Cartright standing in the foreground, his face in profile as he denounces the 'Lords of the Bedchamber' (among them Pitt and Thurlow) and other corruptions, while grasping the pole of 'Liberty'. Behind him stands Admiral Lord Hood with his drawn sword. On the right and apparently unmoved by Cartright's speech is a crowd of Whig supporters. Hand-coloured impression of RCIN 810046. Inscribed in the plate: Pubd March 29 1784 by Mrs Dacheray St James's Street
Provenance
Probably acquired during the reign of Queen Victoria
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Medium and techniques
Hand-coloured etching
Measurements
35.1 x 24.6 cm (sheet of paper)
Other number(s)
BM Satires 6474
