The Opening of Parliament or the Air Gunplot or the Infamous attack on his Majesty, [1795]
Scope and Contents
Artist: Isaac Cruikshank. Published: S. W. Fores. The King sits in his glass coach which is driven left and right and diagonally away from the spectator. He points with surprise at a hole in the glass formed by the impact of a blast from the posteriors of Fox, who is in a window to the right Stanhope leans on Fox's back directing the blast; within the window, but in shadow, is (?) Grey. Stones fly through the air and a dead cat lies on the roof of the coach, which is surrounded by an angry mob of half length figures; among them are two constables with long staves. The coachman lashes his horses. A man prepares to hurl a cat. A fainting woman is supported by an elderly man. An elderly and grotesque man (right) sits on the shoulders of another, applauding the outrage. Description from the British Museum.
Dates
- Creation: [1795]
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1 Item(s)
Language of Materials
English
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