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Israelites passing through the Red Sea.
Eng.d. Publish'd May 15. 1806. by C Knight Lambeth.
Coloured etching. Sheet 340 x 235mm (13¼ x 9¼"). Trimmed to printed border.
Alexander Trotter carrys a kilted Lord Melville on his shoulders, menaced by curling waves, in which is a large foaming tankard of 'Whitbread Entire' and fish with the heads of judges. Although Trotter declares he will be safe, the inference is that Melville is in serious trouble. A satire on the impeachment of Henry Dundas, Lord Melville, for irregular financial dealings as Treasurer of the navy, begun by Samuel Whitbread. Alexander Trotter (1750-1830) was Paymaster to the Navy in 1805, and so involved with the corruption, but was given immunity in return for testifying. BM Satires 10565.
[Ref: 51765] £190.00
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[King John] [The Newsmongers.]
J Donaldson delint. J Finlayson fect.
Publish'd May 1st. 1769.
Fine mezzotint, a very scarce proof before title. 355 x 450mm (14 x 17¾").
Two smiths and a tailor gossiping, one leaning on his hammer, open-mouthed, the second pausing hammer in hand, agog to hear the news the tailor has rushed in to tell them. All three figures are caricatured. Illustrates Act 4 Scene 2 of The Life and Death of King John by William Shakespeare. After John Donaldson (1737 - 1801), a good impression with margins. Chaloner Smith: undescribed. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 10565] £750.00
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