The Female Politician.
M.W. Sharp Pinx.t. W. Ward Jun.r Sc.t. Eng.r to H.R.H. the Duke of Clarence.
London, Published May 1. 1826 by W.J. Wright, 14 Brownlow Street, Holborn.
Mezzotint with very large margins.. 340 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾") Some spotting
An elderly lady with glasses, reading the 'John Bull' newspaper of December 1825, throwing her hand up in horror. A tea pot and cup sit with a book on the table to her left. 'John Bull' was a London Sunday newspaper established by Theodore Hook in 1820 with the help of Sir Walter Scott. He edited the paper, which was patriotic and anti-Whig, for 21 years, during which time it was described as 'scurrilous, scandalous, but irresistibly facetious'.
Ex collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 36582] £230.00
London, Published May 1. 1826 by W.J. Wright, 14 Brownlow Street, Holborn.
Mezzotint with very large margins.. 340 x 250mm (13½ x 9¾") Some spotting
An elderly lady with glasses, reading the 'John Bull' newspaper of December 1825, throwing her hand up in horror. A tea pot and cup sit with a book on the table to her left. 'John Bull' was a London Sunday newspaper established by Theodore Hook in 1820 with the help of Sir Walter Scott. He edited the paper, which was patriotic and anti-Whig, for 21 years, during which time it was described as 'scurrilous, scandalous, but irresistibly facetious'.
Ex collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 36582] £230.00