The_rival_candidates.jpg


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English: File name: 11_03_000046

Box label: American related cartoons, 5859 - 6815

Title: The rival candidates

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Creator/Contributor: Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827 (artist)

Date issued: 1784-04-08

Physical description: 1 print : engraving ; 10 1/4 x 14 1/2 in.

Summary: Fox is Demosthenes. Lord Hood is Themistocles. Sir Cecil Wray, who betrayed Fox, is Judas Iscariot.

Genre: Political cartoon; Engravings

Subjects: Hood, Samuel Hood, Viscount, 1724-1816; Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805; Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783; Politics & government; Government officials

Notes: References: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, no. 6510 (BM 6510)

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Collection: Americana Collection

Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department

Rights: No known restrictions
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