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Anticipation

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S. W. Fores

Anticipation

Published

[London] : Published Feby. 9, 1784 as the act directs, by S. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly, Feby. 9, 1784

etching with stipple
plate mark: 9 7/8 x 8 3/4 inches (252 x 24 mm); design: 10 x 9 1/2 inches (248 x 220 mm)
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 1371
Inscriptions/Markings
Watermark: unknown.
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

Charles Fox on the left and Lord North on the right, both stripped down to their breeches and shoes, engage in a boxing duel. The text etched above their heads indicates mutual animosity, an unfounded accusation.

Associated names
Fores, S. W., publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850 former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints