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James Gillray
1756-1815
A warm birth for the old administration.
Published
[London] : Pub'd April 2, 1783 by W. Humphrey, [1783]
etching, hand-colored
image: 225 x 342 mm; plate mark: 254 x 359 mm; sheet: 246 x 353 mm
Peel 2435
Notes
A later state of George 5970, the earlier issue bearing the imprint of W. Brown and dated "April 2d. 1782".
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Print shows George III on his throne asleep, while the new ministry, helped by devils, drive out the king's old advisers. In the center of the room stands Charles Fox with a fox's head, his left hand on the shoulder of the Devil, his right holding North by his neck-cloth. He looks at the Devil saying, "This is Boreas; he'll make an excellent pair of Bellows Old Boy". On the right Sandwich and Germain, members of the previous administration, are being carried off by a demon through a doorway labelled Pandaemonium, as Mansfield and Bute are hurried in the same direction. Cf. British Museum online catalog.
Associated names
Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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