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James Sayers
1748-1823
[Edmund Burke] / JS f.
Peel 3216
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[London] : Published 6th April 1782 by C. Bretherton, [1782]
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Title from George.
Etched caption reads: For rhetoric he could not ope his mouth but out there flew a trope.
Summary:
Full length caricature of Edmund Burke making a speech. He stands in profile to the left, wearing spectacles. His right arm is extended, his hand grasping a paper on which is etched "Plan Œcon", in allusion to his Bill for Economical Reform. His left hand, holding his hat, is behind his back.
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