'The apostate Jack R - the political rat catcher - NB. Rats taken alive!', 1784. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

'The apostate Jack R - the political rat catcher - NB. Rats taken alive!', 1784.                     Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

1-645-466 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

'The apostate Jack R - the political rat catcher - NB. Rats taken alive!', 1784. John Robinson, Secretary to the Treasury in the late government, on his hands and knees, catching rats in a ramshackle room. He is holding out a paper, inscribed Pension to one of the rats, all of whom have human faces. On his back is a cage baited with a miniature coronet inscribed Places.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Thomas Rowlandson: British: Painter, illustrator, caricaturist, artist
After
  1. Thomas Rowlandson: British: Painter, illustrator, caricaturist, artist
Subject
  1. John Robinson: British: Politician

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Caricature
  2. Satire

Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Animal Life

Artistic Representations Satires

Artistic Representations Caricatures

People Other

History & Politics Politics Politicians

History & Politics Politics Other


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3339x2258
File Size : 22,089kb


Aliases

  1. 18824
  1. p5448751
  1. 0220005508
  1. 1-645-466
  1. 1645466
  1. 18824

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