Master Billy's procession to Grocers Hall [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Master Billy's procession to Grocers Hall [graphic].
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [8 March] 1784.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pub. March 8th by W. Humphry, No. 227 Strand
- Abstract
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A large and animated procession approaches the Grocers' Hall on the left, led by musicians and Wilkes who tosses coins to the crowd. In the first of the three coaches, shown as a child's or an invalid's chair, sits Sir Watkin Lewes, alderman and M.P. for the City, in the central one rides Pitt, behind him Sir Barnard Turner, alderman and Sheriff. The windows of the buildings are filled with spectators. On the right, above the vitrine to "Neat Wines" shop, hangs a large portrait of Lord Chatham. A burlesque rendition of the procession that took place on February 28.
- Description
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Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; sheet 24.3 x 35 cm.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Formerly mounted on leaf 48 of volume 1 of 14 volumes. - Provenance
- From a collection in fourteen volumes compiled by Francis Harvey and dispersed at auction, Sotheby, London, June 1900. Sold at Sotheby, London, 12 March 1919. Bequest of Hugh Dudley Auchincloss to Yale University Library, 1981. Bound by Riviere & Son in three-quarters red morocco with gold tooling and gold lettering on spine.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 24.8 x 35 cm, on sheet 31 x 44 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1784
Etchings England London 1784 - Material
- etching, hand-colored;
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
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Great Britain
England
Westminster - Subject (Name)
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Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778
Lewes, Watkin, Sir, 1740?-1821
Turner, Barnard, 1741 or 1742-1784
Wilkes, John, 1725-1797
Grocers' Company (London, England) - Subject (Topic)
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Politics and government
Political elections
Parades & processions
Spectators
Wheeled chairs - Subjects
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Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778 > Caricatures and cartoons
Lewes, Watkin, Sir, 1740?-1821 > Caricatures and cartoons
Turner, Barnard, 1741 or 1742-1784 > Caricatures and cartoons
Wilkes, John, 1725-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Grocers' Company (London, England)
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789
Political elections > England > Westminster > 1784
Parades & processions
Spectators
Wheeled chairs
England > 1784
England > London > 1784
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 6982841
- Object ID (OID)
- 11791363