Robert Walpole stands in the middle of a field surrounded by men who throw arrows at him. Engraving, 1741.

Date:
[Feb 13] 1741
Reference:
578707i
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Description

The arrows that are fruitlessly thrown at Walpole bear labels 'want of pension', 'want of place', 'disappointment', etc. The print refers to Carteret's failed attempt to remove Walpole from power in the House of Lords.

Publication/Creation

[London] (the Globe, Paternoster Row) : T. Cooper, [Feb 13] 1741.

Physical description

1 print : engraving ; sheet 33 x 42 cm, platemark 25 x 30 cm

Lettering

The acquital ... Who be He dat stand alone-a...But those who watch, themselves catch Harm. Doodle, &c. There are numerous speech bubbles within the print and verses below

References note

British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, Vol III, London 1978, no. 2486

Reference

Wellcome Collection 578707i

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