A Banner displayed To the Immortal honour of those Worthy Patriots in the House of Commonswho opposed and voted against the Excise Scheme April 11 1733. Exhibiting Each of Their Coat-Armour with their Names and Places they Represent in Parliament.
[n.d., c.1733.]
Rare engraving. Sheet 670 x 590mm. Trimmed within plate on three sides, torn with loss to one armorial.
A large plate with 207 armorials, celebrating the defeat of Sir Robert Walpole's Excise Scheme, an attempt to replace the land tax (paid by the local gentry), with excise and customs taxes (paid by merchants and ultimately by consumers). To reduce the threat of smuggling, the tax was to be collected not at ports but at warehouses. At the bottom is a list of MPs who were absent during the debate but supported the opposition to the bill.
Provenance: Sandys Family, Ormersley Court, Worcestershire.
[Ref: 52120] £480.00
Rare engraving. Sheet 670 x 590mm. Trimmed within plate on three sides, torn with loss to one armorial.
A large plate with 207 armorials, celebrating the defeat of Sir Robert Walpole's Excise Scheme, an attempt to replace the land tax (paid by the local gentry), with excise and customs taxes (paid by merchants and ultimately by consumers). To reduce the threat of smuggling, the tax was to be collected not at ports but at warehouses. At the bottom is a list of MPs who were absent during the debate but supported the opposition to the bill.
Provenance: Sandys Family, Ormersley Court, Worcestershire.
[Ref: 52120] £480.00