Details

Subject(s)

• Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century [Browse]
• Caricature [Browse]
• Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]
• Elections—England—London—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]
• Westminster (London, England)—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]
• London (England)—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]
• Sheridan, Thomas, 1775-1817—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]
• Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]
• Staffordshire (England)—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]
• Merchants—England—Staffordshire—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]

Notes

• Medium: Etchings
• Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Allegorical scene. Merchant offended when Sheridan tries to return his old shoes; symbolic of Sheridan abandoning Staffordshire during the Westminster election.
• Unsigned.

Source acquisition

Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.

References

British Museum. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, [1978]. No. 10607 (attributes to Williams).

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