'Political ravishment, or the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street in danger!', 1797. Artist: James Gillray
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'Political ravishment, or the Old Lady of Threadneedle-Street in danger!', 1797; showing a thin old woman dressed in one-pound notes, throwing up her arms in terror as William Pitt embraces her with his right hand and takes guineas from her pocket with his left. The satire is a protest against the introduction of paper money.
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People Information
Creator
- James Gillray, attributed to: British, English: Artist, caricaturist, draftsman, engraver, printmaker
After
- James Gillray: British, English: Artist, caricaturist, draftsman, engraver, printmaker
Subject
- William Pitt: British: Prime Minister, politician
Category Hierarchy
Society & Culture Issues & Causes
Artistic Representations Allegories
Artistic Representations Satires
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5019x3480
File Size : 51,171kb
Aliases
- 18218
- 0220001847
- 1-238-702
- 1238702
- 18218
- 1847
- A3
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