Boxers of Bangor or Messengers of Peace.
Pub.d Aug.t 6. 1796 by S.W. Fores No 50 Piccadilly NB Folios of Caricatures Lent out for the Evening.
Hand-coloured etching. J. Whatman 1794 watermark; S.W.F. ink stamp on right. Plate: 255 x 395mm (10 x 15½"). Stain in small margins. Very slight printer's crease.
A satirical scene showing the Bishop of Bangor leading a riot to remove Samuel Grindley from a building attached to the Cathedral. Kneeling at the Bishop's feet are two young women, one of which is Mrs Elizabeth Warren who succeeded in calming the mob.
BM Satire 8882.
[Ref: 46736] £260.00
Hand-coloured etching. J. Whatman 1794 watermark; S.W.F. ink stamp on right. Plate: 255 x 395mm (10 x 15½"). Stain in small margins. Very slight printer's crease.
A satirical scene showing the Bishop of Bangor leading a riot to remove Samuel Grindley from a building attached to the Cathedral. Kneeling at the Bishop's feet are two young women, one of which is Mrs Elizabeth Warren who succeeded in calming the mob.
BM Satire 8882.
[Ref: 46736] £260.00