They have been weighed in the balance, and are found Wanting
Print
1809 (made)
1809 (made)
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| Place of origin |
General Description: They have been weighed in the balance, and are found Wanting (BM:S.11269). Caricature of the votes in the House of Commons exonerating the Duke of York from misconduct over the sale of army commissions. Lettered with title, inscribed with captions and Flagelantes invt and Pubd March 1809 by Walker No,7 Cornhill. With the mark of the collection of Frank A. Gibson (d.1976) on the back. On paper watermarked T EDMONDS 1811.
Object details
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| Title | They have been weighed in the balance, and are found Wanting |
| Materials and techniques | Etching, coloured by hand |
| Brief description | Satirical print by Williams, from a 'Folio of Caricatures lent out for the Evening' - 'They have been weighed in the balance' |
| Physical description | General Description: They have been weighed in the balance, and are found Wanting (BM:S.11269). Caricature of the votes in the House of Commons exonerating the Duke of York from misconduct over the sale of army commissions. Lettered with title, inscribed with captions and Flagelantes invt and Pubd March 1809 by Walker No,7 Cornhill. With the mark of the collection of Frank A. Gibson (d.1976) on the back. On paper watermarked T EDMONDS 1811. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Frank A. Gibson |
| Bibliographic reference | BM:S.= British Museum: Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires. London, 1870-1954 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1150-1990 |
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| Record created | February 18, 2009 |
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