Sujet
'Wit's last stake...', 1784. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Légende
'Wit's last stake...', 1784. Scene in a poor district of Westminster (Peter Street). The Duchess of Devonshire is canvassing a cobbler. She is supported on Charles James Fox's knee. Fox is giving his right hand to a ragged man, to whom Sam House is holding up a tankard. The duchess was a prominent campaigner on Fox's behalf during the general election of 1784. House was a well-known innkeeper who was also a committed supporter of Fox.
Date
1784
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/City of London : The London Archives
Notre référence
HRM19A99_327
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
18,6Mo (1,3Mo) / 25,8cm x 18,0cm / 3051 x 2126 (300dpi)