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Thomas Rowlandson (1757-1827)
The Sign of the Four Alls. 29 - 29 Sep 1810
Hand-coloured etching | 27.6 x 39.0 cm (sheet of paper) (sheet of paper) | RCIN 810807
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A hand-coloured print featuring four characters and their respective mottos. In the first stands the King - 'I reign over all'; in the second a Bishop - 'I pray for all'; the third a soldier - 'I fight for all'; and finally Farmer John Bull - 'But I pay for all'. A satire on the hierarchies of the realm. Inscribed in the plate: No 13 / Price one shilling coloured / Pubd Septr 29th 1810 by Thos Tegg No 111 Cheapside
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Medium and techniques
Hand-coloured etching
Measurements
27.6 x 39.0 cm (sheet of paper) (sheet of paper)
25.0 x 35.0 cm (plate mark) (platemark)
Category
Object type(s)
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 11643Bibliographic 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 11643
Place of Production
Greater London [England]
