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The State Rose

Print
1806 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

General Description: The State Rose (BM:S.10567). Caricature of Charles James Fox in a suit covered with roses, bowing to John Bull. British. Lettered with title, inscribed with captions and Pubd, May 1806 by W. Holland Cockspur Street London. With the mark of the collection of Frank A. Gibson (d.1976) on the back


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe State Rose
Materials and techniques
Etching, coloured by hand
Brief description
Satirical print by Williams, from a 'Folio of Caricatures lent out for the Evening'
Physical description
General Description: The State Rose (BM:S.10567). Caricature of Charles James Fox in a suit covered with roses, bowing to John Bull. British. Lettered with title, inscribed with captions and Pubd, May 1806 by W. Holland Cockspur Street London. With the mark of the collection of Frank A. Gibson (d.1976) on the back
Dimensions
  • Size of plate height: 24.9cm
  • Size of plate width: 35.1cm
  • Size of sheet height: 26.3cm
  • Size of sheet width: 37.7cm
Size of plate 24.9 x 35.1 cm Size of sheet 26.3 x 37.7 cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Frank A. Gibson
Collection
Accession number
E.1135-1990

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2009
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