Out of the frying pan into the fire

Out of the frying pan into the fire

On a wooden platform a crowned goose, representing George III, lays its head on the executioner's block. To the left standing over the goose is a fox with a raised axe. On the far left Lord North and on the right a young man (the Prince of Wales?) dance with joy at each end of the scaffold. A s...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Colley, Thomas, active 1780-1783 (Printmaker)
Format: Photo
Language:English
Published: [London] : Pubd. by Darchery May 30, 1783, St. James's Street, [30 May 1783]
Subjects:
George > III, > King of Great Britain, > 1738-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
George > IV, > King of Great Britain, > 1762-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Burke, Edmund, > 1729-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fox, Charles James, > 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
North, Frederick, > Lord, > 1732-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Clothing & dress > England > 1780-1790
Executions
Foxes
Geese
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789
Etchings > England > London > 1783
Satires (Visual works) > England > 1783

Internet

This item is not available through BorrowDirect. Please contact your institution’s interlibrary loan office for further assistance.

Yale University

Holdings details from Yale University
Call Number: 783.05.30.01

Similar Items