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[The ejection of James Eyre as Recorder of the City of London] A Caricatura.
Design'd & Engrav'd for the Political Register
[n.d., 1770].
Etching with engraving. 180 x 120mm (7 x 4¾"). Trimmed to plate on left.
Sir James Eyre (1734-99) refusal to voice the remonstrances of the corporation against the exclusion of Wilkes from Parliament lost him his job as Recorder, but earned him the gratitude of the goverment. Promoted, he eventually became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.
BM Satires 4409.
[Ref: 54362] £95.00
[n.d., 1770].
Etching with engraving. 180 x 120mm (7 x 4¾"). Trimmed to plate on left.
Sir James Eyre (1734-99) refusal to voice the remonstrances of the corporation against the exclusion of Wilkes from Parliament lost him his job as Recorder, but earned him the gratitude of the goverment. Promoted, he eventually became Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.
BM Satires 4409.
[Ref: 54362] £95.00