Dun-shaw, One Foot in Leadenhall Street, and the Other in the Province of Bengal (From: Caricature, vol. 5)

Print made by James Sayers, 1748–1823, British, Dun-shaw, One Foot in Leadenhall Street, and the Other in the Province of Bengal (From: Caricature, vol. 5), 1788

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Print made by James Sayers, 1748–1823
Published by S. W. Fores, 1761–1838

Title:

Dun-shaw, One Foot in Leadenhall Street, and the Other in the Province of Bengal (From: Caricature, vol. 5)

Date:

1788

Materials & Techniques:

Etching and aquatint with hand coloring in watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 16 5/8 × 10 3/4 inches (42.2 × 27.3 cm), Image: 15 1/2 × 10 1/8 inches (39.4 × 25.7 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "9/6"

Lettered inside image, upper center: "Charged Mr. F-- with a | Design to shift the Crown from | the Monarch's to his | own head, | Mr. D-- speech"; below image, lower left: "Pubd. March 17th 1788, by S.W. Fores"; lower right: "N. 3 Piccadilly"; lower center: "DUN-SHAW, | "One Foot in Leadenhall Street, & the other in the Province of Bengal""; lower left: "JS ft."; lower right: "Vide Mr. D--s speech"

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