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'The Atlas of the Landed Interest', 1784. Artist: Anon

'The Atlas of the Landed Interest', 1784. Artist: Anon

1-239-018 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

'The Atlas of the Landed Interest', 1784. Thomas Powys, MP for Northamptonshire, carries a large bale representing the interests of the landowners. He is a thin and scrawny version of the Greek mythological figure of Atlas who held up the world. Beneath the image is a satirical poem.

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. Anon:
After
  1. James Sayers: British: Artist
Subject
  1. Thomas Powys: British: Member of parliament, politician
Medium
  1. Etching
Picture Type
  1. Caricature
Category Hierarchy

Artistic Representations Satires

Artistic Representations Caricatures

History & Politics Other

People Other

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3587x4869
File Size : 51,168kb

Aliases

  1. 18823
  1. 0220002320
  1. 1-239-018
  1. 1239018
  1. 18823
  1. 2320
  1. A3
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