print; satirical print; frontispiece

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print; satirical print; frontispiece

Object Type: print; satirical print; frontispiece
Museum number: 1855,0609.1932
Title: Object: The Operation
Description: Satirical frontispiece to the Political Register, June 1768, showing Britannia stabbed by Lord Bute, her blood caught in bowls held by Lords Weymouth and Barrington; behind on the right, Lord Mansfield hands a bowl of blood to Lord Chatham who is seated his gouty leg on a stool and holding a crutch; on the steps in front of them, Lord Talbot drinks greedily from another bowl, a spit hanging by his side instead of a sword identifies him Lord Steward of the Household; behind on the left, Fletcher Norton, in legal robes, stands drinking from another bowl, an unidentified man leans forward to look at Britannia as she falls back, and another lawyer stands behind drinking from yet another bow. 1768 Etching and engraving
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School/style
Production date: 1768
Materials
Technique: etching; engraving
Dimensions: Height: 137 millimetres (image); Height: 177 millimetres (trimmed?); Width: 104 millimetres (image); Width: 112 millimetres (trimmed?)
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Location: Not on display
Subjects: satire; physical assault/violence
Associated names: Representation of: Britannia; Representation of: John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute; Representation of: Thomas Thynne, 1st Marquess of Bath; Representation of: William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington; Representation of: William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield; Representation of: William Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham; Representation of: William Talbot, Earl Talbot; Representation of: Fletcher Norton, Baron Grantley
Acquisition name
Acquisition date: 1855
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1855,0609.1932

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