Henry Dundas, wearing traditional Scottish costume, protects William Pitt the younger under a large tartan cape; implying Dundas's sympathetic attitude towards Pitt referred to by Courtenay in a famous speech. Etching by J. Gillray, 1792.
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815.
- Date:
- 2 June 1792
- Reference:
- 12181i
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Pitt is sitting on a stool with the inscription: "Extracts from the Treasury"
Publication/Creation
[London] (18 Old Bond Street) : H. Humphrey, 2 June 1792.
Physical description
1 print : etching ; platemark 27.8 x 22.4 cm
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Wha wants me?
Bears number lower left: 23
References note
British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. VI, London 1938, no. 8103
Reference
Wellcome Collection 12181i
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