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The impeachment, or, "The father of the gang turned Kings evidence"

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James Gillray
1756-1815

The impeachment, or, "The father of the gang turned Kings evidence"

Published

[London] : Publ. ... by S. W. Fores No. 3 Piccadilly , 1791 May.

hand colored etching,
image: 300 x 383 mm; plate: 310 x 398 mm; sheet: 319 x 407 mm
Peel 2726
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

Print shows Edmund Burke standing behind and with his hands on the heads of Richard B. Sheridan and Charles James Fox, who bow before him over a railing, perhaps before Parliament. Burke says, "Behold the abettors of Revolutions, see the authors of Plots & conspiracies, & take cognizance of the enemies of both Church & State ... who are aiming at the Overthrow of the British Constitution."

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