
Sujet
'The State Auction', 1784. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Légende
'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.
Date
1784
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/City of London : The London Archives
Notre référence
HRM19A99_317
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
19,1Mo (1,3Mo) / 26,2cm x 18,3cm / 3097 x 2157 (300dpi)