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THOMAS ROWLANDSON (1757-1827)
A York address to the whale. Caught lately off Gravesend.
5 Apr 1809RCIN 810766
A hand-coloured print of the Duke of York on bended knees as he implores a whale, recently caught off Gravesend, to divert the British public's attention from his own court case.
Inscribed in the plate: Pubd. April 5th 1809 by Ths Tegg No 111 Cheapside
Bibliographic reference(s)
BM Satires : Catalogue of political and personal satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum ... 11 v. in 12. BM Satires 11301
