Sujet
'The Hanoverian horse and British lion', 1784. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Légende
'The Hanoverian horse and British lion', 1784. Scene in the House of Commons. On the left Charles James Fox is riding the British lion, facing William Pitt the Younger on the horse of Hanover. Satire on the dissolution of Parliament which was prorogued on 24 March 1784 and dissolved on 25 March. Fox was a popular politician but was implacably opposed by King George III and his favoured minister, Pitt.
Date
1784
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/City of London : The London Archives
Notre référence
HRM19A99_326
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
20,7Mo (1,3Mo) / 27,1cm x 19,1cm / 3199 x 2257 (300dpi)