The ministers a- : Vide Gazetteer Nov'r 11

The ministers a-

Item Information

Title:
The ministers a- : Vide Gazetteer Nov'r 11
Title (alt.):
The ministers ass
Description:
A lady on horseback rides between Pitt and Wilberforce mounted on asses. The ass (left) on the lady's right is galloping, its rider (Wilberforce) waves his hat triumphantly towards Pitt whose ass refuses to move. A man standing behind it (right) by a milestone inscribed 'Wimbledon Common', is about to kick the ass violently. The lady, whose horse is restive, raises her riding-switch to beat Pitt's ass.
Artist:
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827
Date:
November 25, 1784
Format:
Prints
Genre:
Etchings
Satires (Visual works)
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827). Prints and Drawings
Subjects:
Horses
Horseback riding
Politicians
Nobility
Donkeys
Wilberforce, William, 1759-1833
Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Extent:
1 print : hand-colored etching ; sheet 25 x 37 cm
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/tq57pm857
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
No. 3 Piccadilly near the Hay Market : S. W. Fores
Language:
English
Notes:
Title from item.
Alternative title from catalogue raisonné.
Grego, I, p. 143
Notes (date):
Date from item.
Notes (citation):
Grego, Joseph. "Rowlandson the caricaturist; a selection from his works with anecdotal descriptions of his famous caricatures, in two volumes." London: Chatto and Windus, 1880
Identifier:
18_03_000717
Barcode:
36666003287402