Secret influence directing the new P_L_T

Secret influence directing the new P_L_T

Item Information

Title:
Secret influence directing the new P_L_T
Title (alt.):
Secret influence directing the new parliament
Description:
King George III. is complacently seated on his throne; once more reassured on the subject of his Parliament, he is remarking, with self-congratulation, 'I trust we have got such a Parliament as we wanted.' Secret Influence is represented on one side by a huge serpent whispering secret counsel to the monarch. The head of the reptile is that of Lord Temple. Lord Thurlow, on the other side of the throne, still wearing his Chancellor's wig, his body represented as that of a monstrous bird of prey, is observing, with his usual overbearing roughness, 'Damn the Commons ! the Lords shall rule,' while the Scotch influence, in the person of Lord Bute, partially concealed behind the throne, is echoing, 'Very gude, very gude ; damn the Commons!' Britannia, unconscious of her danger, is calmly reposing, with her elbow resting on her shield, while Fox, who has recognised the dangers which are threatening the liberty of the people, is trying to rouse the slumberer.
Artist:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827
Date:
May 18, 1784
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Satires (Visual works)
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Kings
Politicians
Nobility
Snakes
Birds of prey
Britannia (Symbolic character)
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Thurlow, Edward Thurlow, Baron, 1731-1806
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Extent:
1 print : etching ; sheet 25 x 35 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/tq57pb06x
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
No. 227 Strand, London : W. Humphrey
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
Alternative title from catalogue raisonné.
Grego, I, p. 140
Notes (date):
Date from catalogue raisonné.
Notes (citation):
Grego, Joseph. "Rowlandson the caricaturist; a selection from his works with anecdotal descriptions of his famous caricatures, in two volumes." London: Chatto and Windus, 1880
Identifier:
18_03_000159
Barcode:
36666003332075