COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Political Cartoons
Record
Accession number:
31417
Title:
SIC TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDI.
Place:
[London]
Date:
[1762]
Image technique:
Etching
Image dimensions:
16.7 x 21.5 cm. (image)
Narrative description:
William Pitt blowing bubbles. Satire intended to discredit Pitt, probably published by Bute's party. Images include: man on platform carving a liberty cap from a crown; Palace Yard, Westminster; William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, astride a bubble and blowing bubbles.
References:
Cf. BM 3913
Notes:
Similar to BM 3913 but without "Sawney Scott Invt. Paul Sandwich Sc."
Subject:
British political scene Bute Administration (May 1762-April1763)
Normalized date:
1762
SIC TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDI.
