print; satirical print

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Object Type: print; satirical print
Museum number: J,1.12
Title: Object: The 3 Damiens
Description: Satire on the alleged corruption of the Newcastle administration. In three compartments at the top of the sheet appear Lord Hardwicke as a vulture with sacks of money, Newcastle (or possibly Anson) as an ape with a fish's fin down its back holding a die and a playing card representing him as a gambler, and Henry Fox carrying a bag of money; verses below compare their threats to the state with that of Robert Damien who had attempted to assassinate Louis XV. 4 March 1757 Etching
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Production date: 1757
Production place: Published in: London (England)
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Dimensions: Height: 113 millimetres (trimmed?); Width: 75 millimetres (trimmed?)
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Location: Not on display
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Associated names: Associated with: Robert François Damien; Representation of: Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke; Representation of: Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of Newcastle (?); Representation of: George Anson, Baron Anson (?); Representation of: Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland
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Acquisition date: 1818
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: J,1.12

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