Title
'The State Auction', 1784. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Caption
'The State Auction', 1784. William Pitt the Younger, as an auctioneer, disposing of British liberties in the House of Commons. Henry Dundas, Viscount Melville, as a porter, is holding up Lot 1, inscribed Rights of the People in 558 vol. A Foxite satire on the struggle between Charles James Fox and Pitt.
Date
1784
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives
Reference
HRM19A99_317
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License type
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