A British Battering-Ram preparing the way for a Popish Bull

May 10, 1827
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: A British Battering-Ram preparing the way for a Popish Bull
  • Artist: Henry Heath (British, London 1801–1858 Adelaide, Australia)
  • Publisher: S. W. Fores (London)
  • Subject: George Canning (British, 1770–1827)
  • Subject: Prince Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany (British, London 1763–1827 London)
  • Subject: George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland (British, London 1738–1820 Windsor)
  • Subject: George IV, King of Great Britain and Ireland (British, London 1762–1830 Windsor)
  • Date: May 10, 1827
  • Medium: Hand-colored etching
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 10 13/16 × 15 7/16 in. (27.4 × 39.2 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund and Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, by Exchange, 1970
  • Object Number: 1970.541.206
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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