Sujet
'Political ravishment, or the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street in danger!', 1797. Artist: James Gillray
Légende
'Political ravishment, or the Old Lady of Threadneedle-Street in danger!', 1797; showing a thin old woman dressed in one-pound notes, throwing up her arms in terror as William Pitt embraces her with his right hand and takes guineas from her pocket with his left. The satire is a protest against the introduction of paper money.
Date
1797
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/City of London : The London Archives
Notre référence
HRM19A92_312
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
50,0Mo (3,2Mo) / 42,5cm x 29,5cm / 5019 x 3480 (300dpi)