That & this side of the water, or, Dutch & English politicks

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William Richardson
That & this side of the water, or, Dutch & English politicks
etching & engraving
image: 207 x 326 mm; plate mark: 248 x 353 mm; sheet: 221 x 326 mm
Peel 3217
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[London] : Publish'd as the Act directs Septr. 29th, 1780 by Wm. Richardson, [29 September 1780]
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Title from item.
Place of publication from address of the supposed publisher, William Richardson of High Holborn. See Maxted, London book trades.
An English copy of: Engelsch nieuws. See British Museum catalogue, no. 5722.
Library's copy cropped within plate mark, with loss of imprint.

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Two groups of men, an English group on the left (including George III, North, and Shelburne) and a Dutch group (including a sailor and clergyman) stand on the seashore, with the lone figure of Lord George Gordon on the right and allegorical figures overhead. The figures are numbered as they are in the Dutch original, but here there is no accompanying explanation. A naval battle between French and British ships occupies the distance. Concerns English policies towards Dutch shipping and Dutch reaction to the Gordon Riots.

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