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The man wot drives the sovereign
Title
The man wot drives the sovereign [graphic] / [man with an umbrella] Esq.
Publication
[London] : Pub. April 1829 by T. McLean, 26 Haymarket, [April 1829]
Physical Description
1 print : etching ; plate mark 36.8 x 26 cm, on sheet 42.7 x 30 cm
Medium
wove paper
Notes
Title etched below image.
Plate signed using William Heath's device: A man with an umbrella.
For a close copy published by E. King, see no. 15731A in the British Museum catalogue.
Summary
A satire on the Duke's pressure on the King to accept Emancipation. "Wellington stands in profile to the right, dressed as the driver of a mail-coach, holding his whip and (as way-bill) a paper resembling the 'Gazette', headed 'Bill' [i.e. for Catholic Relief]. His (gloved) left hand touches the broad brim of his hat. He wears a triple-caped greatcoat, tight at the waist, over tightly strapped white trousers, and is smart and erect, in contrast with his rival, see British Museum satires no. 15736"--British Museum online catalogue.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 20, 2017
References
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 11, no. 15731
Subjects
Genre/Form
Caricatures.
Political cartoons - England - 1829.
Etchings - England - London - 1829.
Artists' devices.
Watermarks (Paper) - J. Whatman - 1829.
Also listed under
England London.
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