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THOMAS ROWLANDSON (1757-1827)
The Statue to be disposed of.
12 Mar 1809RCIN 810754
A hand-coloured print of the outside of Mrs Clarke's house in Gloucester Place. The Duke of York stands as a statue, on a pedestal with his back to the viewer. A poster on the wall announces the sale of the statue. Another poster alongside, advertises Tegg's stock of caricatures, which are for sale. A man adheres the bill to the outside of the house with a brush.
Inscribed in the plate: Pubd. March 12 1809 by Thos Tegg No 111 Cheapside
Bibliographic reference(s)
BM Satires 11249 (BM Satires : Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum ... 11 v. in 12.)
