'The Political Drama, No. 19: the Five Plagues of the Country', 1834-1835. Creator: Charles Jameson Grant.
/3061244.jpg "'The Political Drama, No. 19: the Five Plagues of the Country', 1834-1835. Creator: Charles Jameson Grant.")
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'The Political Drama, No. 19: the Five Plagues of the Country', 1834-1835. Above each of the figures is written; 'I govern the people [king with jester's stick]. I pray for the people [cleric with a boozer's nose]. I legislate for the people [politician holding flask of rosewater]. I fought for the people [Duke of Wellington]. I preserve the peace for all four [policeman with club]'. And above the devil on the extreme right is; 'And I'll have all five'. From The Political drama. [A series of caricatures.]
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Creator
- Charles Jameson Grant, attributed to: British: Artist
Subject
- Duke of Wellington: British; Irish: General, statesman, soldier, army officer·prime minister, governor, colonial administrator
Category Hierarchy
Society & Culture Issues & Causes
Artistic Representations Satires
Artistic Representations Caricatures
History & Politics Politics Politicians
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4960x3208
File Size : 46,617kb
Aliases
- Shelfmark: HS.74/1630 no.19
- 1280001687
- 3-061-244
- 3061244
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