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Push on Keep Moving, 27 April 1791

 Item — Box: LF104/1 Box 1
Reference code: LF104/1/31

Scope and Contents

Created by Richard Newton. Fox, standing in front of an archway (right) inscribed 'Office', kicks and pushes Pitt away from it. He is stout, ruffianly, and fierce, and wears a bonnet-rouge [not coloured red] with cockade; he says, "Push on keep moving Billy". Pitt (left), tall and thin, in profile to the left, runs forward, shedding tears, a large handkerchief in his right hand. He says: "Pray forgive me this once! and I'll never do so no more." Both are grotesquely caricatured. Above the design: 'May every honest man turn out a rogue.' Coloured etching. Description from the British Museum.

Dates

  • Creation: 27 April 1791

Conditions Governing Access

Available by appointment in our Reading Room

Extent

1 Item(s)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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