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Old maids in the next world changed into post horses with old bachelors driving them
Title
Old maids in the next world changed into post horses with old bachelors driving them [graphic].
Publication
London : Pub by William Holland, No. 50 Oxford Street, March 20, 1800.
Physical Description
1 print : aquatint, soft ground etching & etching ; plate mark 33 x 46.7 cm, on sheet 34 x 46.7 cm
Medium
wove paper
Notes
Title from item.
Attributed to Woodward in the British Museum catalogue.
Companion print: Old bachelors in the next world chang'd into post horses ...
Sheet trimmed to plate mark on top and sides.
Summary
"Well-known men ride (left to right) horses with the heads of old women which they scourge mercilessly. There is a background of craggy mountains silhouetted against flames in which demons fly. The central and most prominent figure is Fox, before him rides Pitt, and on the extreme right is the Duke of Bedford wearing a star. In the foreground (left) is George Hanger with his club, whose mount has fallen and looks round at him despairingly. Behind him is the Duke of Queensberry wearing a star; on the extreme left is the stiff Lord Moira."--British Museum online catalogue.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 26, 2008
References
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 7, no. 9580
Subjects
Genre/Form
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1800.
Aquatints - England - London - 1800.
Etchings - England - London - 1800.
Watermarks (Paper) - J Whatman.
Watermarks (Paper) - Turkey Mill J Whatman.
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