The political Cerberus [graphic] / W.D.

Published/Created:

[London]
Pubd. as the Act directs, by J. Ridgway, Piccadilly
March, 3d, 1784

Physical Description:

1 print : etching & drypoint ; plate mark 252 x 345 mm., on sheet 26 x 36 cm.

Notes:

Title from item.
Cf. No. 6481 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires / Mary Dorothy George, v. 6.
Mounted to 27 x 37 cm.

Abstract:

A dog with the heads of Lord North, Charles Fox, and Edmund Burke stands guard in front of a gate inscribed, "Portland" and probably representing the Treasury. The dog's "Coalition" collar is secured with an "Interest" padlock and decorated with the Prince of Wales's feathers. The inscription on its tail refers to a bag of euphorbium thrown in Fox's face by an opponent. Above the gate, Cromwell's face makes the central keystone in the arch. It is flanked by two axes and two masks with devil's horns: the smiling one is Lord Derby; the scowling one Admiral Keppel.

Associated Names:

Dent, W., fl. 1783-1793 [Printmaker]

Topics:

Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
Cerberus (Greek mythology)
Cromwell, Oliver, 1599-1658
Demons
Derby, Edward Smith Stanley, Earl of, 1752-1834
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Gates
Keppel, Augustus Keppel, Viscount, 1725-1786
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792

Topics:

Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1760-1789

Language:

English

Genre:

Drypoints -- England -- London -- 1784
Etchings -- England -- London -- 1784
Satires (Visual works) -- England -- 1784

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Prints & Photographs

Rights:

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Call Number:

784.03.03.03+

Orbis Record:

6981765

Yale Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Digital Collection:

Lewis Walpole Library

Local Record Number:

lwlpr05431

Volume/Enumeration:

Digital version

OID:

10727436

PID:

digcoll:947435