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'The high-flying candidate, (ie Little Paul-Goose), mounting from a blanket', 1806. Artist: James Gillray

'The high-flying candidate, (ie Little Paul-Goose), mounting from a blanket', 1806. Artist: James Gillray

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'The high-flying candidate, (ie Little Paul-Goose), mounting from a blanket', 1806. View of the hustings in Covent Garden showing Sir Samuel Hood and Richard Sheridan tossing James Paull high in the air from a 'coalition-blanket'. A satire relating to the general election of 1806. Hood (tory) and Sheridan (Whig) won the two seats representing the Westminster constituency with Paull (Radical) finishing third.

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Creator
  1. James Gillray, attributed to: {British, English}: Artist, caricaturist, draftsman, engraver, printmakerSearch Wikipedia for James Gillray
After
  1. James Gillray: British, English: Artist, caricaturist, draftsman, engraver, printmakerSearch Wikipedia for James Gillray
Subject
  1. Viscount Samuel Hood: British; English: Sailor, admiralSearch Wikipedia for Viscount Samuel Hood
  2. Richard Sheridan: Irish: Statesman, dramatist, playwright, politicianSearch Wikipedia for Richard Sheridan
  3. James Paull: British: PoliticianSearch Wikipedia for James Paull
Medium
  1. Etching
Picture Type
  1. Caricature
  2. Satire
Category Hierarchy

History & Politics Politics Political Events

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Artistic Representations Satires

Artistic Representations Caricatures

History & Politics Politics Politicians

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3187x2278
File Size : 21,270kb

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  1. 18465
  1. p544806x
  1. 0220006104
  1. 1-646-002
  1. 1646002
  1. 18465
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