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Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827)
The York Magician Transforming a footboy to a captain. 25 - 25 Feb 1809
Hand-coloured etching | 26.7 x 41.1 cm (sheet of paper) (sheet of paper) | RCIN 810747
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A hand-coloured plate of a satire on the illicit practice of selling of army commissions by Mary Anne Clarke, the mistress of Prince Frederick, Duke of York. On the left, the Duke stands, dressed as a conjurer, waving a wand marked 'petticoat Influence' over the emerging figure of Samuel Carter, footman to Mrs Clarke, who is transformed into a Captain in the Army. Carter remarks 'Bless me how soon a foot-boy is turned to a Gentleman.'
Inscribed in the plate: Pubd Feby 25 1809 by Thos Tegg No 111 / Cheapside
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Medium and techniques
Hand-coloured etching
Measurements
26.7 x 41.1 cm (sheet of paper) (sheet of paper)
24.6 x 34.9 cm (plate mark) (platemark)
Other number(s)
BM Satires : Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum ... 11 v. in 12. – BM Satires 11223Bibliographic reference(s)
BM Satires : Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum ... 11 v. in 12. BM Satires 11223
