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'Spy's Taken at Greenwich', 1798. Artist: Anon

'Spy's Taken at Greenwich', 1798. Artist: Anon

1-620-160 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

'Spy's Taken at Greenwich', 1798. Mother Windsor with four of her courtesans orders her girls to arrest Shute Barrington, the Bishop of Durham and the Duke of Queensberry, for spying on young women rolling down Greenwich Hill, a holiday custom. Barrington stands in back view holding his glass. This was an attack on Barrington for his protest against opera dancers.

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. Anon, attributed to: :
After
  1. George Moutard Woodward: British; English: Artist, caricaturist, author
Subject
  1. Shute Barrington: British: Bishop of Llandaff, Salisbury and Durham
  2. William Douglas, 4th Duke of Queensberry: British, Scottish: Duke of Queensberry
Medium
  1. Etching
Picture Type
  1. Caricature
  2. Satire
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Greater London London Greenwich Greenwich

  1. 51 29 00 N , 000 00 00 E
Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Fashion & Dress

Artistic Representations Satires

Artistic Representations Caricatures

Locations & Buildings Other

People Other

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2752x2388
File Size : 19,254kb

Aliases

  1. 32354
  1. k1308869
  1. 0220004798
  1. 1-620-160
  1. 1620160
  1. 32354
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