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The true effigies of a city sword bearer
Title
The true effigies of a city sword bearer [graphic] / W. fecit.
Publication
[London] : Publishd. according to act of Parliament, June 1st, 1789, by E. Harding, [1 June 1789]
Physical Description
1 print : etching ; sheet 19.8 x 15 cm
Medium
laid paper.
Notes
Title etched below image.
Text below title: Price only one shilling with a suitable frame included.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Summary
Satirical portrait of William Pickett, Lord Mayor of London for 1789; three-quarter length, seated; wearing the ceremonial gown and with a City of London sword hanging in the background; within a border composed of plates, cups, saucers, mugs, kettles, and a chamber pot, with two bears in the corners; a fire extinguisher and a string of "India crackers" hang below the border.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
December 11, 2018
Subjects
Genre/Form
Portrait prints.
Extra-illustrated copies (Provenance) - 18th century.
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1789.
Etchings - England - London - 1789.
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