print;
satirical print
- Museum number
- J,2.85
- Title
- Object: Six voters made out of one, in favour of Lord John Townshend
- Description
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A row of six heads, full-face; all represent the same man, differently dressed and sometimes disguised. They are (left to right) 'Wm Williamson N° 39 Swallow Strt', wearing a hat with a fox's brush. 'Zacharia Dilwray N° 57 Swallow Strt', wearing a patch over one eye. 'Jn° Patterson N° 3 Eagle Strt', more fashionably dressed than the others. 'Josh Newman N° 57 Swallow Strt', wearing a parson's wig and bands. 'Gabriel Smith N° 57 Swallow Strt', wearing a cap. 'Gabirel Smith N° 57 Swallow Strt', wearing the beard of a Jew. All, except the parson (who has no hat), have election favours in their hats. July 1788
Hand-coloured etching
- Production date
- 1788
- Dimensions
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Height: 111 millimetres
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Width: 320 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- (Description and comment from M.Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', VI, 1938)
One of many satires on the Westminster by-election, see BMSat 7339, &c. There were many allegations of impersonation. A press-cutting from the 'World', 31 March 1790, pasted on the print begins: 'To be disposed of, a great bargain! - All the curious and valuable Wardrobe, in which various voters masqueraded at the last Election for Lord John Townshend'. See BMSat 7366, &c, and cf. BMSat 6536. c.
(Supplementary information)
A magazine clipping is pasted to the verso.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1818
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- J,2.85