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W. Dent
active 1783-1793
George and the dragon
Published
[London] : Pubd as the act directs Feby 7 1784 by B. Walwyn N° 2 Pedlars Acr [sic] Westr Bridge, [1784]
etching
sheet: 205 x 238 mm
Peel 3269
Notes
Title from item.
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark with loss to imprint.
Library's copy trimmed within plate mark with loss to imprint.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
George III on horseback, about to strike down a three-headed dragon, with the heads of Fox, North, and Burke, which is under the hoofs of his rearing horse. The monster has webbed wings with a serpent-like body, its tail is barbed, and from the mouth of each head issues a barbed dart. Cf. British Museum online catalog.
Associated names
Walwyn, B., publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
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