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print
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satirical print
Object Type
print
satirical print
Museum number
1868,0808.3689
Title
Object:
A new Tenant for the old Room
Description
Satire on Nicholas Paxton, solicitor to the Treasury, and his refusal to answer questions from the Committee of Secrecy enquiring into the conduct of Robert Walpole; the right hand side of the print is an echo of the scene of John Myddelton in Newgate (BM Satire 2534) . Paxton and a woman are escorted into Myddelton's former cell by a gaoler holding two large keys; Myddelton is glimpsed through the door as he departs. An empty chair faces a roaring fire above which is drawn a hanging man and the initials "R.T.". Etching
Producer name
Published by:
Thomas Kitchin
(his address on another impression)
School/style
British
Production date
1742
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
167 millimetres
(trimmed)
Width:
243 millimetres
(trimmed to image)
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
See also BM Satires 2543 and 2544. Stephens suggests that the initials "R.T." stand for the highwayman Richard Turpin who was hanged in 1739
Bibliographic references
BM Satires / Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
(2545)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
satire
prison
Associated names
Representation of:
Nicholas Paxton
Representation of:
William Myddelton
Associated with:
Richard Turpin
Associated places
Topographic representation of:
London
(Newgate prison)
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Edward Hawkins
(estate of)
Acquisition date
1868
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1868,0808.3689