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Charles James Fox rides the British lion at left, facing William Pitt, who rides the white horse of Hanover, within the House of Commons. A crowd, including Charles Wolfran Cornwall, flees at right.
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Title: The Hanoverian Horse and British Lion
Artist:
Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
Publisher:
William Humphrey (British, 1742?–in or before 1814)
Sitter:
Charles James Fox (British, 1749–1806)
Sitter:
William Pitt (British, 1759–1806)
Sitter:
Charles Wolfran Cornwall (British, Winchester 1735–1789 Whitehall)
Date: March 31, 1784
Medium: Hand-colored etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 13/16 × 14 5/8 in. (24.9 × 37.1 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number: 59.533.50(b)
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