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: Darly's address appears on another impression (1868,0808.4057) and the style accords with the caricature etchings after amateur designs that he produced. 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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