'The State Auction', 1784. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
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'The State Auction', 1784. William Pitt the Younger, as an auctioneer, disposing of British liberties in the House of Commons. Henry Dundas, Viscount Melville, as a porter, is holding up Lot 1, inscribed Rights of the People in 558 vol. A Foxite satire on the struggle between Charles James Fox and Pitt.
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Creator
- Thomas Rowlandson, attributed to: British: Painter, illustrator, caricaturist, artist
After
- Thomas Rowlandson: British: Painter, illustrator, caricaturist, artist
Subject
- William Pitt: British: Prime Minister, politician
- Henry Dundas: British: Politician, aritocrat, First Lord of the Admirality
People Related
- Charles James Fox: British: Statesman, politician
Category Hierarchy
Artistic Representations Satires
Artistic Representations Caricatures
History & Politics Politics Politicians
History & Politics Politics Other
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3097x2157
File Size : 19,571kb
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- 18827
- p544864x
- 0220005510
- 1-645-468
- 1645468
- 18827
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