The rival candidates

The rival candidates

Item Information

Title:
The rival candidates
Description:
Fox is Demosthenes. Lord Hood is Themistocles. Sir Cecil Wray, who betrayed Fox, is Judas Iscariot.
Artist:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827
Date:
April 8, 1784
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Political cartoons
Engravings
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
American related cartoons, BM 5859 - BM 6815 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Americana Collection
Subjects:
Politics & government
Government officials
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount, 1724-1816
Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Extent:
1 print : engraving ; 10 1/4 x 14 1/2 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/9880w838r
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
London : Pubd. by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
References: British Museum number 6510.
Accession #:
11_03_000046