The Times Taken from an Original Character which appeared at the Masquerade at Lincoln Dec.r the 21.st 1769.
Publish'd as the Act directs by J. Marks or the pav'd Stones St. Martins Lane. [n.d., c.1769.]
Very rare engraving. Plate: 360 x 270mm (14 x 10½'') large margins. Messy.
A satirical print showing a figure wearing a clever two-in-one costume, the left side represents the policies of John Wilkes while the right the policies of the Earl of Bute. A key explains the colours of the various parts of the costume. The Wilkes half of the costume may be based on Hogarth's 1763 portrait of him. The face is made to resemble both men with Wilke's characteristic squint.
BM Satire 4315.
[Ref: 48159] £600.00
Very rare engraving. Plate: 360 x 270mm (14 x 10½'') large margins. Messy.
A satirical print showing a figure wearing a clever two-in-one costume, the left side represents the policies of John Wilkes while the right the policies of the Earl of Bute. A key explains the colours of the various parts of the costume. The Wilkes half of the costume may be based on Hogarth's 1763 portrait of him. The face is made to resemble both men with Wilke's characteristic squint.
BM Satire 4315.
[Ref: 48159] £600.00