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print
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satirical print
Object Type
print
satirical print
Museum number
1868,0808.4032
Title
Object:
An Odd Sight Sometime Hence
Description
Satire on the government showing the bodies of three ministers hanging from a gibbet, a fox (Henry Fox) urinating at the foot. The onlookers include a woman in a waggon and a man on crutches taken from Hogarth's Industry and Idleness. Etching
Producer name
Print made by:
George Bickham the Younger
School/style
British
Production date
1756
(circa)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
197 millimetres
Width:
298 millimetres
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Curator's comments
The attribution to Bickham is made on stylistic grounds, particularly that of the letteringof the title.
Bibliographic references
BM Satires / Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
(3435)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
satire
Associated names
Associated with:
Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle
Associated with:
Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke
Associated with:
George Anson, Baron Anson
Associated with:
Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Edward Hawkins
(estate of)
Acquisition date
1868
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1868,0808.4032