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Robert Seymour
1798-1836
Saint Perceval as maw-worm / R.S. ; Welch.
Published
[London] : [William Strange], [ca. 1834]
wood-engraving
3 1/8 x 2 1/4 inches
Purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1900.
Peel 2214
Notes
Probably detached from one of four issues of Whiggeries and waggeries, London : William Strange, 1834. This publication reprinted wood engravings by Robert Seymour, Robert Cruikshank, and others which had previously appeared-- often with different captions-- in Figaro in London, also published by Strange. The identical image appeared in Figaro in London, no. 33, 1832, with the same title.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Perceval, dressed like Liston in Maw-Worm, leans from a cask, shouting with upturned eyes at 'the mob' (not depicted), to recommend abstinence. Dangling from his cask are loaves and large fishes.
Associated names
Welch.
Strange, W. (William), publisher.
Cowie, G. (George), printer.
Strange, W. (William). Whiggeries and waggeries.
Strange, W. (William). Figaro in London.
Strange, W. (William), publisher.
Cowie, G. (George), printer.
Strange, W. (William). Whiggeries and waggeries.
Strange, W. (William). Figaro in London.
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