See! See! the Conquering Hero Comes!!!, 27 May 1795
Item — Box: LF104/3 Box 1
Reference code: LF104/3/42
Scope and Contents
Artist: William Hanlon. Published: S. W. Fores. George III, wearing a cocked hat and holding up a large sabre, marches in profile to the left at the head of a body of maimed, decrepit, and ragged soldiers. First is a group of four, three with muskets, one hobbling on crutches. Then a one-armed officer holding up a sword, followed by three soldiers marching together. All the soldiers are thin, in contrast to the King. Below the design: 'See! See! the Conquering Hero comes!!!'. Description from the British Museum.
Dates
- Creation: 27 May 1795
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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Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
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+44 (0) 114 222 7299
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Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
+44 (0) 114 222 7299
lib-special@sheffield.ac.uk