COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Political Cartoons
Record
Accession number:
7168-2-7
Call number:
DC/P769ra
Title:
The Operation.
Place:
[London]
Date:
[1768]
Image technique:
Etching
Image dimensions:
13.7 x 10.3 cm. (image)
Narrative description:
Suggests Bute's influence in the death of William Allen, reportedly at the hands of Scottish soldiers during the riot in St. George's Fields (May 10, 1768). Images include: William Allen, as wounded Britannia; William Wildman, Viscount Barrington; Marquis of Bath; William Pitt, Earl Chatham; Fletcher Norton, Baron Grantley; William Murray, Earl Mansfield; William, Earl Talbot; Thomas Thynne, Viscount Weymouth.
References:
BM 4198
Notes:
In: The Political Register, no. XV (June, 1768), opp. p. [385]. Quote from John Dryden, "The Blood & Vitals from her Wounds he drew," engraved below image.
Subject:
Grafton administration (December 1767-January 1770) British political scene.
Normalized date:
1768
The Operation.
