The rival candidates, Thomas Rowlandson
The three candidates who were contesting the great fight for the representation of Westminster are represented according to their supposititious characteristics. Fox, with his hand on his heart, and his arm hel... More
The case is altered, Thomas Rowlandson
The election has gone against Sir Cecil Wray, and he has to turn elsewhere ; Fox, it will be remembered, in addition to his return for Westminster, was elected for Kirkwall (Scotland), and in the print he is sh... More
The poll, Thomas Rowlandson - Public domain drawing
The scene is still the polling-booth, Covent Garden ; the canvassers, committees, and mobs are giving their entire attention to the performance carried on for their entertainment between the fair rival advocate... More
The Westminster mendicant, Thomas Rowlandson
The rejected candidate for Westminster has been sent forth a wanderer. The figure of Sir Cecil Wray is represented as a blind beggar ; he is resting his head and shoulders on a long staff ; under his left arm i... More
The rival candidates, Thomas Rowlandson
The three candidates who were contesting the great fight for the representation of Westminster are represented according to their supposititious characteristics. Fox, with his hand on his heart, and his arm hel... More
Madam Blubber's last shift, or the aerostatic dilly
This caricature pictures the hustings at Covent Garden, with a distant view of Richmond Hill. Madame Blubber has patriotically contrived to convert herself into an air-balloon, for the collection and conveyance... More
Thomas Rowlandson - The rival candidates
Fox is Demosthenes. Lord Hood is Themistocles. Sir Cecil Wray, who betrayed Fox, is Judas Iscariot. Courtesy of Boston Public Library Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuri... More