'The Westminster Watchman', 1784. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

'The Westminster Watchman', 1784. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson

1-645-474 - The London Archives (City of London)/Heritage Images

'The Westminster Watchman', 1784. Charles James Fox as a watchman. In the background, two sham watchmen, Lord Hood and Sir Cecil Wray, his opponents in the Westminster constituency in the 1784 general election, are running away. The former is saying To Greenwich Ho a, and the latter, To Chelsea Ho a.


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People Information

Creator
  1. Thomas Rowlandson, attributed to: British: Painter, illustrator, caricaturist, artist
After
  1. Thomas Rowlandson: British: Painter, illustrator, caricaturist, artist
Subject
  1. Charles James Fox: British: Statesman, politician
  2. Cecil Wray: British: Politician, thirteenth baronet
  3. Viscount Samuel Hood: British; English: Sailor, admiral

Medium
  1. Etching

Picture Type
  1. Caricature
  2. Satire

Category Hierarchy

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Society & Culture Law & Crime

Artistic Representations Satires

Artistic Representations Caricatures

History & Politics Politics Politicians

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2996x2207
File Size : 19,372kb


Aliases

  1. 18835
  1. p5448662
  1. 0220005516
  1. 1-645-474
  1. 1645474
  1. 18835

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