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The Political Cerberus   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Print made by: William Dent

Published by: Hannah Humphrey
Title
The Political Cerberus
Description
English: A dog with three heads: that of Fox in the centre is larger than those of North (left) and Burke (right). Round its neck is a collar inscribed 'Coalition', fastened by the padlock of 'Interest'; from the collar rise the Prince of Wales's feathers inscribed 'Ich dien'. All the mouths are open as if snarling. The animal's tail is a fox's brush inscribed 'Euphorbium alias stinking popularity', an allusion to the bag thrown at Fox on 14 Feb., see BMSat 6426, &c.


The animal stands on guard before a closed door, probably intended for that of the Treasury, 'Portland' being inscribed in an oval across the panels. Beneath this is a knocker composed of a mask of the faces of Fox and North, as in Sayers's famous satire, see BMSat 6234, with a ring in its mouth. The stone arch surrounding the door is decorated with emblems of the Coalition: the keystone is a mask of Cromwell; on each side of it is an axe; at the spring of the arch is the mask of Lord Derby (left) and of Keppel (right); both have horns; Derby is grinning and Keppel scowling. Beneath each mask is a noose of rope. 31 March 1784


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Depicted people Associated with: Cerberus
Date 1784
date QS:P571,+1784-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium paper
Dimensions
Height: 247 millimetres
Width: 346 millimetres
institution QS:P195,Q6373
Current location
Prints and Drawings
Accession number
1868,0808.5208
Notes

(Description and comment from M.Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', VI, 1938)

One of several satires on the attempts of Fox to prevent the issue of money, &c ., see BMSat 6380, &c; the passing of the Mutiny Bill unopposed on 9 Mar., however, marks the end of these attempts, see BMSat 6461, &c. See BMSat 6507, a sequel. For Fox as Cromwell see BMSat 6380, &c.
Source/Photographer https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1868-0808-5208
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