'The State Auction', 1784. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

'The State Auction', 1784. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

1-645-468 - London Metropolitan Archives (London Picture Archive)/Heritage Images

'The State Auction', 1784. William Pitt the Younger, as an auctioneer, disposing of British liberties in the House of Commons. Henry Dundas, Viscount Melville, as a porter, is holding up Lot 1, inscribed Rights of the People in 558 vol. A Foxite satire on the struggle between Charles James Fox and Pitt.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Thomas Rowlandson, attributed to: British: Painter, illustrator, caricaturist, artist
After
  1. Thomas Rowlandson: British: Painter, illustrator, caricaturist, artist
Subject
  1. William Pitt: British: Prime Minister, politician
  2. Henry Dundas: British: Politician, aritocrat, First Lord of the Admirality
People Related
  1. Charles James Fox: British: Statesman, politician

Medium
  1. Etching

Picture Type
  1. Caricature
  2. Satire

Category Hierarchy

People Famous People

Artistic Representations Satires

Artistic Representations Caricatures

History & Politics Politics Politicians

History & Politics Politics Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3097x2157
File Size : 19,571kb


Aliases

  1. 18827
  1. p544864x
  1. 0220005510
  1. 1-645-468
  1. 1645468
  1. 18827

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