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George Moutard Woodward
approximately 1760-1809
No revolution in a good constitution
etching, hand colored
plate mark: 242 x 166 mm; sheet: 253 x 180 mm
Peel 3421
Published:
[London] : [William Holland, [1792]
Provenance:
Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.
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Etching issued as an illustration in G.M. Woodward's: Elements of Bacchus, or, Toasts and sentiments : given by distinguished characters. Illustrated with forty portraits in aqua tinta, of the most celebrated bon vivants in Great Britain. With a variety of anecdotes and remarkable traits, prefixed to each portrait / written and designed by George Murgatroyd Woodward. London : Published by William Holland, 1792.
Summary:
Print shows Edmund Burke, down on one knee with his arms flung wide in a declamatory gesture and holding a wineglass.
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