The Hustings-Vox Populi, - "We'll Have a Mug! - A Mug! - A Mug! / Mayor of Garret--" (Fox) (from: Caricature, vol. 1)
Date:
1796
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with hand coloring in watercolor
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 9/16 × 8 5/8 inches (26.8 × 21.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered inside image upper left to lower center: "Ever guardian of your most sacred rights, I have opposed the Pewter-Pot-Bill!!! | A Mug, A Mug, A Mug | Pewter-Pot-Bill | Jack Slang, Tree of Liberty Petty France | C. Fox Westminster"; below image: "Pubd. May 21st 1796 by H. Humphrey New Bond Street | The HUSTINGS. | Vox populi, 'We'll have a Mug! a Mug! a Mug! | Mayor of Garret"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection