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'A smoking club', House of Commons, London, 1793. Artist: Anon

'A smoking club', House of Commons, London, 1793. Artist: Anon

1-239-740 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

'A smoking club', House of Commons, London, 1793. Depicting the House of Commons burlesqued as a smoking club whose quarrelsome members - Fox, Dundas, Pitt, etc. are puffing smoke at each other. The Speaker, in the manner of a tavern club chairman, is sitting at the head of the table.

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. Anon, attributed to: :
After
  1. James Gillray: British, English: Artist, caricaturist, draftsman, engraver, printmaker
Subject
  1. William Pitt: British: Prime Minister, politician
  2. Charles James Fox: British: Statesman, politician
  3. Henry Dundas: British: Politician, aritocrat, First Lord of the Admirality
Medium
  1. Etching
Picture Type
  1. Caricature
  2. Portrait
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London

  1. 51 30 51 N , 000 05 35 W

World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London City of Westminster Westminster

  1. 51 29 09 N , 000 08 01 W
Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Food & Drink

Artistic Representations Portraits

Artistic Representations Caricatures

Locations & Buildings Other

People Other

History & Politics Politics Politicians

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5291x3303
File Size : 51,200kb

Aliases

  1. 18436
  1. 0220003089
  1. 1-239-740
  1. 1239740
  1. 18436
  1. 3089
  1. A3
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