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Robert Seymour
1798-1836
The finish
Published
[London] : [Thomas McLean], [1832]
lithograph
4 3/4 x 4 5/8 inches
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2185
Notes
Detached from McLean's Monthly Sheet of Caricatures, or, the Looking Glass, no. 30, June 1, 1832.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
The aperture of a Punch and Judy show topped by the Royal Arms. Wellington, as Punch, leans against the corner of the box, timidly clasping a baton. His humped back is inscribed 'The Protest'. Behind him (right) is the shadowy figure of the Devil, with the head of Grey, holding out a menacing pitchfork. Below the design are the showman's words: 'Here you see Mr Punch throw his child Protestant Ascendancy out of the window, knock on the head his wife's consistency &c. &c. &c'.
Associated names
McLean, T. (Thomas), publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Ducôté, A., active 1829-1832, printer.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Ducôté, A., active 1829-1832, printer.
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