A Charm for a Democracy, Reviewed, Analysed, & Destroyed Jan 1 1799 to the Confusion of its Affiliated Friends
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 7/16 × 17 3/4 in. (29.1 × 45.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number
59.533.655
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the satirical world of late 18th-century Britain with *A Charm for a Democracy Reviewed, Analysed, Destroyed Jan 11799 to the Confusion its Affiliated Friends*, a etching created by renowned caricaturist Thomas Rowlandson, with etching by Henri Merke and by Rudolph Ackermann in London. Dated January 1, 1799, this print measures 11 7/16 × 17 3/4 inches and features exaggerated figures of political heavyweights like Charles James Fox, Prime Minister William Pitt, King III, and even Maximilien Robespierre, alongside fantastical dragons symbolizing chaos or tyranny. Produced amid the Fr...
About the Artist
Charles James Fox|George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland|Henri Merke|Rudolph Ackermann, London|William Pitt|Thomas Rowlandson|Maximilien-François-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre (British|British|British) · 1749 |1757 |1745 –1806 |1827 |1818
British, 1749–1806|British, London 1757–1827 London|London