Female Politicians
After Thomas Rowlandson British
Publisher William McCleary Irish
Not on view
After the print by Rowlandson first published 1809 and reissued January 1, 1815. Four ladies sit at a table, two elderly and two young. The woman at left reads a newspaper and screams, "Mercy on us here is news!! They write from Hanover that when Boney part took possession of that country, he ravish'd all the Women!!" The other, holding up her fan, exclaims: "O! the Wretch". The two younger ladies at right turn to each other, and say, "It is very true Ma'am it is only a word and a blow with him—Your Honour or your property", and "Well Ma'am if he should come here, at all events I will take care of my property". A younger girl, sitting a small distance away from the table at right says: "So will I Mamma!"
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