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The Dog Tax, 12 April 1796

 Item — Box: LF104/4 Box 1
Reference code: LF104/4/9

Scope and Contents

By James Gillray. Two dogs with human faces hang from a gibbet inscribed 'not Paid for'; two others stand beneath, looking up at them with complacent triumph, these are 'To be Paid for'. The gibbet is formed of two uprights with a cross-bar. The pendent dogs who face each other in profile with expressions of despair are Sheridan (left) and Fox (right); their necks are linked by a chain. Fox has a fox's brush. He urinates upon Dundas who is immediately beneath him, facing Pitt. Dundas is a fat mongrel, Pitt a lean greyhound. Hand-coloured etching. Description from the British Museum.

Dates

  • Creation: 12 April 1796

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 Item(s)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository

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