Object types
satirical print (scope note | all objects)
print (scope note | all objects)
Title (object)
The True Effigies of the Members of the Calves Head Club ...
Materials
paper (all objects)
Techniques
etching (scope note | all objects)
Production place
Published in London (scope note | all objects)
Date
1735
Schools /Styles
British (all objects)
Description
Satire: street scene on 30 January 1735, the anniversary of the execution of Charles I; a mob gathering around a bonfire outside the Golden Eagle tavern in Suffolk Street, near Charing Cross, where a club of young gentlemen celebrates the execution. 1735
Etching
Inscriptions
Inscription Content: Lettered above image, "The True Effigies of the Members of the Calves Head Club, held on the 30th. of January 1734. in Suffolk Street in the County of Middlesex." and below, "The Healths were/To the Pious memory of Oliver Cromwell ...".
Dimensions
Height: 205 millimetres
Width: 155 millimetres
Curator's comments
See 1858,0417.591 for further information on the subject matter.
Subject
tavern/inn (all objects)
riot/mob (all objects)
execution (all objects)
Associated names
Representation of Lord John Philip Sackville (biographical details | all objects)
Representation of Sewallis Shirley (biographical details | all objects)
Representation of Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset (biographical details | all objects)
Representation of Gustavus Hamilton, 2nd Viscount Boyne (biographical details | all objects)
Associated with Charles I, King of England (biographical details | all objects)
Associated places
Topographic representation of London (scope note | all objects)
Acquisition date
1868
Acquisition name
Purchased from Edward Hawkins (biographical details | all objects)
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