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'Mars and Venus...', Chelsea, Kensington, London, 1784. Artist: Samuel Collings
/1239748.jpg "'Mars and Venus...', Chelsea, Kensington, London, 1784. Artist: Samuel Collings")
1-239-748 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images
'Mars and Venus...', Chelsea, Kensington, London, 1784. Sir Cecil Wray is standing between a Chelsea Pensioner and a servant-maid. The maid is standing on a paper inscribed 'Tax on servants'. Satire on Wray's unpopular election proposals to abolish Chelsea Hospital and tax employers of maid-servants.
Image Details
People Information
Creator
- Samuel Collings, attributed to: {British}: Artist, draughtsman
After
- Samuel Collings: British: Artist, draughtsman
Subject
- Cecil Wray: British: Politician, thirteenth baronet
Geographic Hierarchy
World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London
- 51 30 51 N , 000 05 35 W
World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London Kensington and Chelsea Chelsea
- 51 29 04 N , 000 10 30 W
Category Hierarchy
Artistic Representations Portraits
Artistic Representations Satires
Artistic Representations Caricatures
History & Politics Politics Politicians
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5041x3463
File Size : 51,144kb
Aliases
- 18826
- 0220003097
- 1-239-748
- 1239748
- 18826
- 3097
- A3