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Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827)
The Grand Battle betwen the famous English Cock and Russian Hen! 25 - 25 Apr 1791
Hand-coloured etching | 31.2 x 42.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 810414
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A hand-coloured print of George III and Empress Catherine II of Russia depicted as a fighting cock and hen. Their mutual supporters place bets as to who will win. Among those around the table are: Lord Chancellor Thurlow, Queen Charlotte, William Pitt, the Prince of Wales, Frederick II, King of Prussia, Sultan Selim III and Prince Potemkin. Britain was attempting to stop Russia expanding into Ottoman Turkey (shown at the centre of the spectators). The image is based on Hogarth’s print The Cockpit of 1759. Inscribed in the plate: London Pubd: by Wm Holland No.50. Oxford St. April 25. 1791 / In Hollands Exhibition Rooms may be seen the largest collection of caricatures in Europe admittance one shilling
Provenance
Possibly the print called 'Grand Battle' purchased by the Prince of Wales from William Holland for 3s (TNA HO73/20/1, fol.34)
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Medium and techniques
Hand-coloured etching
Measurements
31.2 x 42.7 cm (sheet of paper)
31.2 x 39.9 cm (platemark)
