A satyr in the character of Time reclines on a sarcophagus beside which two men weep. Engraving by I. Politicus after Indiano, 1741.

  • Indiano.
Date:
[1741]
Reference:
578708i
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Description

Amid clouds and angels above the sarcophagus sits the Prince of Wales holding a bludgeon in one hand and pointing to a gentleman on the left who appears to be making a speech to another gentleman on the right. The female figure of Justice holding a balance sits beside the prince. At the front of the tomb is a medallion of Sir Robert Walpole.The print refers to the Prince of Wales's support for the election petition against Walpole in 1741

Publication/Creation

[London], [1741]

Physical description

1 print : engraving ; platemark 30.8 x 18 cm

Contributors

Lettering

To the independent electors of Westminster ... the triumph of justice.

References note

British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, 1734-1750, Vol III, London 1978, no. 2501

Reference

Wellcome Collection 578708i

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