The Junto in a Bowl Dish

Anonymous, British, 18th century British

Publisher Published London by William Richardson British

February 11, 1781

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In this satire, British ministers--probably Thurlow, Bute, Loughborough, Sandwich, North, Jenkinson and Mansfield--float in a large bowl watched over by a cat-like monster. Dogs with collars lettered "America," "France," and "Spain" swim towards them while, on the shore in the foreground, a thin greyhound representing Scotland gnaws on England.

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Title: The Junto in a Bowl Dish
Artist: Anonymous, British, 18th century
Publisher: Published London by William Richardson (British, active 1778–1812)
Date: February 11, 1781
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: plate: 8 7/8 x 12 5/8 in. (22.5 x 32 cm)
sheet: 11 x 16 3/4 in. (27.9 x 42.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of William H. Huntington, 1883
Object Number: 83.2.1034
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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