James Gillray, 1756–1815, British, Parliamentary-Reform, - or - Opposition-Rats, Leaving the House They Had Undermined, 1797
- Title:
- Parliamentary-Reform, - or - Opposition-Rats, Leaving the House They Had Undermined
- Date:
- 1797
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching with hand coloring in watercolor
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 13 x 9 7/8in. (33 x 25.1cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered below image, lower left: "Js Gy d & fect"; lower center: "PARLIAMENTARY-REFORM or Opposition-Rats, Leaving the House they had Undermined.'; lower right: "Pub'd May 28th 1797 by H. Humphrey 27 St James's Street"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1981.25.887
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- caricature | caricatures | Members of Parliament | satire
- Associated People:
- Taylor, Right Hon Michael Angelo (1757–1834), English politician and member of Parliament
Wilberforce, William (1759–1833), politician and philanthropist
Dundas, Henry, first Viscount Melville (1742–1811), British politician and lawyer
Pitt, William [known as Pitt the younger] (1759–1806), prime minister
Grey, Charles, 2nd Earl Grey (1764–1845), politician/statesman
Erskine, Thomas, first Baron Erskine (1750–1823), British politician
Fox, Charles James (1749–1806), politician
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley (1751–1816), playwright and politician - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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