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The pit of Acheron, or, The birth of the plagues of England
Title
The pit of Acheron, or, The birth of the plagues of England [graphic] / FN: 1784.
Published
[London?] : [publisher not identified], [January 1784]
Physical Description
1 print : etching with stipple, hand-colored ; sheet 29 x 34 cm
Notes
Title etched below image.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Printmaker and date from British Museum catalogue.
Summary
In a cave with Westminster Bridge visible in the background at left, three witches stand around their cauldron, from which flames ascend, together with the heads of Fox, North, and Burke. The witches add other ingredients to the cauldron, including a paper marked rebellion, while one hag opens a sack from which emerge Thomas Erskine, and John Lee in the shape of a snake. An attack on the Coalition and the India Bill. Initials FN in lower right of image probably refer to Fox-North coalition.
Variant and related titles
Birth of the plagues of England
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 10, 2005
References
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 6, no. 6364
Subjects
Genre/Form
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1784.
Political cartoons - England - 1784.
Etchings - England - 1784.
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