Chance - the favourite setter
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16/11/1829 (published)
16/11/1829 (published)
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Taking John Copley, Baron Lyndhurst, as his subject, Heath depicts the British lawyer and politician in the form of a setter. Seated upon the woolsack - the seat of the Lord Chancellor - Lyndhurst raises his left paw to his face, gazing through the glasses which he holds in his paw. At the time Heath executed this etching, Lyndhurst held his first chancellorship, which spanned from 1827 until 1830, hence why he is illustrated upon the woolsack. Lyndhurst had opposed Catholic Emancipation, but in April 1829, only a few months prior to Heath executing his etching, the Roman Catholic Relief Act was passed.
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| Materials and techniques | printer's ink, paper, etching |
| Brief description | A setter, with the head of John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhhurst, sits on the woolsack. |
| Physical description | Central to this etched caricature with hand colouring is a setter with the head of Lyndhurst sitting on the woolsack, and surrounded by green curtains. Image is surrounded by a yellow and grey border. |
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| Content description | A setter, with the head of John Singleton Copley, Baron Lyndhurst, sits upon the woolsack. Directed to the left, he looks to the right, peering through glasses that he holds to his face with his left hand. Around his neck, he wears bands, and upon his head, a short wig. The background is dominated entirley by green curtains. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by John Jones |
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| Summary | Taking John Copley, Baron Lyndhurst, as his subject, Heath depicts the British lawyer and politician in the form of a setter. Seated upon the woolsack - the seat of the Lord Chancellor - Lyndhurst raises his left paw to his face, gazing through the glasses which he holds in his paw. At the time Heath executed this etching, Lyndhurst held his first chancellorship, which spanned from 1827 until 1830, hence why he is illustrated upon the woolsack. Lyndhurst had opposed Catholic Emancipation, but in April 1829, only a few months prior to Heath executing his etching, the Roman Catholic Relief Act was passed. |
| Bibliographic reference | BM Satires 15909 |
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| Accession number | 1233:25-1882 |
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| Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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