Henry Dundas, Viscount Melville (in Highland costume), bleeds Neptune while Alexander Trotter holds a bowl to catch the guineas which flow from the incision; representing Trotter's embezzlement of public funds and Melville 's alleged connivance. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1805.

  • Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811
Date:
[1 April 1805]
Reference:
12197i
  • Pictures
  • Online

Available online

view Henry Dundas, Viscount Melville (in Highland costume), bleeds Neptune while Alexander Trotter holds a bowl to catch the guineas which flow from the incision; representing Trotter's embezzlement of public funds and Melville 's alleged connivance. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1805.

Public Domain Mark

You can use this work for any purpose without restriction under copyright law. Read more about this licence.

Credit

Henry Dundas, Viscount Melville (in Highland costume), bleeds Neptune while Alexander Trotter holds a bowl to catch the guineas which flow from the incision; representing Trotter's embezzlement of public funds and Melville 's alleged connivance. Coloured etching by I. Cruikshank, 1805. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Selected images from this work

View 1 image

About this work

Description

Neptune says to the two men: "Pray gentlemen be merciful consider I have some feeling." Melville says to Trotter: "That's right mon ye as my confidential agent catch aw the bleuid, then they will no suspect me of the operation."

Publication/Creation

[London (50 Piccadilly)] : [S.W. Fores], [1 April 1805]

Physical description

1 print : etching, with watercolour

Contributors

Lettering

Bleeding Neptune or a Scotch experiment!!

References note

British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. VIII, London 1947, no. 10380

Reference

Wellcome Collection 12197i

Type/Technique

Languages

Subjects

Where to find it

  • LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores

Permanent link