Title from item. First state, as described in British Museum catalogue. Publication date from British Museum catalogue. Sheet trimmed within plate mark. Two lines of text below image: To the E--l of [Bute] protector of our liberties &c this plate is humbly inscribed by L Junius Brutus. The word Bute is represented by a boot placed below a petticoat and encircled by Scotch thistle. Temporary local subject terms: Allusion to John Stuart, Earl of Bute, 1713-1792 -- Allusion to Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772 -- Allusion to Sir Philip Francis, 1740-1818 -- Emblems: Bute as a boot -- Emblems: Augusta, Princess of Wales, as a petticoat -- Military uniforms: Grenadiers, 3rd Foot Guards -- Riots: St. George's Fields, May 10, 1768 -- Accidental shootings: William Allen, May 10, 1768 -- Guns -- Cowhouses in St. George's Fields -- Military: Grenadiers, 3rd Foot Guard -- William Allen, 1749-1768 -- Peter MacLaughlin, fl. 1768 -- Donald McLane, fl. 1768 -- Alexander Murray, fl. 1768. Bowditch's notes on mounting sheet; mounted to 35 x 46 cm.
Provenance
Alfred Bowditch Collection ; Dec. 1966 ; Truman Sale 1906.
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