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Thos. Cornell
The triumph of virtue
Published
[London] : Pub. According to Act Mar. 18, 1784 by T. Cornell, Bruton Street, [1784]
etching
image: 189 x 157 mm (oval); plate mark: 249 x 170 mm; sheet: 283 x 206 mm
Peel 3298
Notes
Title from item.
Provenance
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
Summary
Design in an oval. Pitt, with an air of extreme youth and innocence, stands on a rectangular pedestal, which rests on the bodies of North and Fox. He puts his foot on a serpent, with the head of Burke, which coils round the pedestal. He holds a post or beam, inscribed 'Pillar of the Public', on which is the cap of Liberty. An irradiated wreath is suspended over his head. He looks down at Fox (right) who looks round over his left shoulder, his 'India Bill' in his hand. North lies prone, his head thrown back. Cf. British Museum online catalog.
Associated names
Cornell, Thos., active 1780-1792, publisher.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department
Century prints
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