The Political Hydra
Print
1806 (Published)
1806 (Published)
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A print depicting six heads of Charles James Fox. Out of place in character, in place out of character, as he might have been, as he would have been, as he should have been and as he will be.
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Title | The Political Hydra (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Etching, coloured by hand |
Brief description | Print, 'The Political Hydra' by Thomas Rowlandson, 1806 |
Physical description | A print depicting six heads of Charles James Fox. Out of place in character, in place out of character, as he might have been, as he would have been, as he should have been and as he will be. |
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Content description | Reissue of a caricature of Charles James Fox originally satirizing the Regency crisis and now satirizing Fox's rise to power. |
Marks and inscriptions | Pubd Apl a. 1806 by S. Fores No. 50 Picadilly. (Lettered with title and captions with imprint partially erased and re-entered in ink.) |
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Accession number | E.918-1970 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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