File:The London 'prentice, or, the force of virtue. (BM 1868,0808.5178).jpg
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The London 'prentice, or, the force of virtue. ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Print made by: William Dent
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Title |
The London 'prentice, or, the force of virtue. |
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Description |
English: Pitt stands between two beasts, one with the face of North (left), the other with that of Fox (right). They have the mane of a lion and the claws of a bear; the tails resemble a fox's brush. North's tail is inscribed 'Conscience', that of Fox 'Honor'. Pitt wears a plumed helmet inscribed 'Wisdom' and encircled with a laurel-wreath, a tunic with a belt inscribed 'Cestus of Virtue'. He looks towards North, whose teeth he is drawing with a forceps. Fox lies prostrate, vomiting; a crown inscribed 'Asia' has fallen from his head. Pitt's outstretched left arm holds out over Fox a heart inscribed 'Indostan', which appears to have been torn from Fox. 11 March 1784
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Depicted people | Associated with: Charles James Fox | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
1784 date QS:P571,+1784-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q6373 |
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Prints and Drawings |
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Accession number |
1868,0808.5178 |
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Notes |
(Description and comment from M.Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', VI, 1938) One of many satires on the defeat of the India Bill, see BMSat 6271, 6368, &c. Pitt is the 'London 'Prentice', having received the freedom of the City, see BMSat 6442, 6567. |
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Source/Photographer | https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1868-0808-5178 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Permission (Reusing this file) |
© The Trustees of the British Museum, released as CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
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