A Charm for a Democracy, Reviewed, Analysed, & Destroyed Jan 1 1799 to the Confusion of its Affiliated Friends

Multiple artists/makers

January 1, 1799

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: A Charm for a Democracy, Reviewed, Analysed, & Destroyed Jan 1 1799 to the Confusion of its Affiliated Friends
Artist: Henri Merke (Swiss, Niederweningen, canton Zürich ca. 1760–after 1820)
Artist: After Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
Publisher: James Whittle (British, 1757–1818)
Subject: Charles James Fox (British, 1749–1806)
Subject: Maximilien-François-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre (French, Arras 1758–1794 Paris)
Subject: William Pitt (British, 1759–1806)
Subject: George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland (British, London 1738–1820 Windsor)
Date: January 1, 1799
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 11 3/4 × 17 3/8 in. (29.8 × 44.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Object Number: 59.533.1968
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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