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'The Westminster Watchman', 1784. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

'The Westminster Watchman', 1784. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

1-645-474 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

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'The Westminster Watchman', 1784. Charles James Fox as a watchman. In the background, two sham watchmen, Lord Hood and Sir Cecil Wray, his opponents in the Westminster constituency in the 1784 general election, are running away. The former is saying To Greenwich Ho a, and the latter, To Chelsea Ho a.

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Creator
  1. Thomas Rowlandson, attributed to: {British}: Painter, illustrator, caricaturist, artistSearch Wikipedia for Thomas Rowlandson
After
  1. Thomas Rowlandson: British: Painter, illustrator, caricaturist, artistSearch Wikipedia for Thomas Rowlandson
Subject
  1. Charles James Fox: British: Statesman, politicianSearch Wikipedia for Charles James Fox
  2. Cecil Wray: British: Politician, thirteenth baronetSearch Wikipedia for Cecil Wray
  3. Viscount Samuel Hood: British; English: Sailor, admiralSearch Wikipedia for Viscount Samuel Hood
Medium
  1. Etching
Picture Type
  1. Caricature
  2. Satire
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2996x2207
File Size : 19,372kb

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  1. 18835
  1. p5448662
  1. 0220005516
  1. 1-645-474
  1. 1645474
  1. 18835
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