COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Political Cartoons
Record
Accession number:
7168-2-5
Call number:
DC/P769ra
Title:
Edward the Third siezing Mortimer.
Place:
[London]
Date:
[1768]
Image technique:
Etching
Image dimensions:
13.5 x 9.5 cm. (image)
Narrative description:
A parallel between the capture of Roger Mortimer, Earl of March, by Edward III in 1330, and the supposed downfall of Lord Bute on William Pitt's accession to power in August, 1766. Images include: George III, King of Great Britain, as Edward III; John Stuart, Earl of Bute, as Mortimer; Princess of Wales pleading for Bute/Mortimer.
References:
BM 4150
Notes:
In: The Political Register, no. XIII (April, 1768), opp. p. [257]. Quote from Ben Johnson, "Mortimer is a great lord of late," engraved below image.
Subject:
Chatham administration (August 1766-December 1767).
Normalized date:
1768
Edward the Third siezing Mortimer.
