Fishing: Charles Williams 1806 political / satirical
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Fishing: Charles Williams 1806 political / satirical hand coloured etching.
'Fishing for flats or a drag from the stock exchange'
Depicts Charles James Fox standing on shallow steps leading from the stone gateway of the treasury to an ocean stretching to the horizon emerging from the waves washing the lower steps is a notice board 'Pool of Speculation' he is pulling up a drag-net containing men. A large paper on the net, indicates the bait 'peace within a fortnight' the stockbrokers are holding papers. 'Published July 25, 1806 by S.W Forbes No.50 Piccadilly' For similar see the British Museum Number 1868,0808,7473
'Fishing for flats or a drag from the stock exchange'
Depicts Charles James Fox standing on shallow steps leading from the stone gateway of the treasury to an ocean stretching to the horizon emerging from the waves washing the lower steps is a notice board 'Pool of Speculation' he is pulling up a drag-net containing men. A large paper on the net, indicates the bait 'peace within a fortnight' the stockbrokers are holding papers. 'Published July 25, 1806 by S.W Forbes No.50 Piccadilly' For similar see the British Museum Number 1868,0808,7473
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Fishing: Charles Williams 1806 political / satirical
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