print; satirical print

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Object Type: print; satirical print
Museum number: J,1.66
Title: Object: The recruiting serjeant or Brittanniais happy prospect
Description: Satire lampooning the attempt by Henry Fox to form a ministry, with Fox leading a recuiting party: for description, see 1868,0808.4057; without publication line. 1757 Etching with hand-colouring
Producer name: After: George Townshend, 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend; Published by: Matthias Darly
School/style
Production date: 1757
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials
Technique: etching; hand-coloured
Dimensions: Height: 196 millimetres; Width: 350 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: See David Bindman, 'Hogarth and his times', BM 1997, cat.44, and Richard Godfrey, 'English Caricature 1620 to the Present', V&A 1984, cat.49.
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Subjects
Associated names: Representation of: Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland; Representation of: Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland; Representation of: Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip; Representation of: John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich; Representation of: George Bubb Doddington, Baron Melcombe of Melcombe Regis; Representation of: Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, 3rd Earl of Nottingham
Acquisition name
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1818
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: J,1.66

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