Samuel Collings
The first of April, or, A meeting of creditors / SC [monogram] fect.
Published
[London] : As the Act directs published March 28, 1785 by W. Humphrey, Strand, [1785]
etching
image: 202 x 302 mm; plate mark: 235 x 330 mm; sheet: 243 x 342 mm
Peel 2519
Notes
Title from caption below image.
"SC" is the monogram of Samuel Collings.
Not in the British Museum Catalogue of political and personal satires.
"SC" is the monogram of Samuel Collings.
Not in the British Museum Catalogue of political and personal satires.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
On the left, Charles James Fox sits on a chair, his gouty left foot resting on a stool, his right hand holding a crutch. Behind him is a paper which reads "Plan to discharge the Nation Debt". His right arm reaches out to an angry group of citizens confronting him with their complaints and pleads for relief as he address them: "Gentlemen! I have been looking over my affairs, and give you my word of Honor you shall all be paid this day twelve month." A butcher, baker, surgeon, a wet nurse and other troubled citizens voice their complaints in separate speech bubbles.
Associated names
Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
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