COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Political Cartoons
Record
Accession number:
7168-3-1
Call number:
DC/P769ra
Title:
Malice and Fortitude.
Place:
[London]
Date:
[1768]
Image technique:
Etching
Image dimensions:
14.2 x 10.7 cm.
Narrative description:
John Wilkes is threatened by enemies, including the Princess of Wales and the Earl of Bute, who were popularly suspected of making several attempts to murder him. Images include: John Stuart, Earl of Bute, with a sword; John Montague, Earl Sandwich, as a jockey with a cricket bat; Fletcher Norton, Baron Grantley; the Magna Carta; William Murray, Earl of Mansfield; Truth.
References:
BM 4239
Notes:
In: The Political Register, no. XVI (July, 1768), opp. p. [1]. Quote from Shakespeare, "There is no terror in your threat," engraved below image.
Subject:
Grafton Administration (December 1767-January 1770). British political scene.
Normalized date:
1768
Malice and Fortitude.
