Detail View: JCB Political Cartoons: The Addressers
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Accession number:
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31440
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Title:
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The Addressers
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Place:
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[London]
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Date:
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[1769]
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Image technique:
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Etching
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Image dimensions:
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11 x 19.3 cm. (image)
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Narrative description:
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A melée at the King's Arms tavern. "The Battle of Cornhill" (March 8, 1769), a violent outbreak during a meeting of London merchants who had gathered to sign an address to the king expressing confidence in the government. Images include: Charles Dingley; Reverend John Horne (Tooke); London merchants; Peter Muilman; John Reynolds (John Wilkes attorney); Samuel Vaughan.
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References:
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BM 4273
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Notes:
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Upper edge trimmed with damage to title.
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Subject:
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Grafton administration (December 1767-January 1770)
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Normalized date:
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1769
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