The Times, 1762
by Print Collector
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The Times, 1762
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Print Collector
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Drawing - Illustration
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The Times' (1762), from 'William Hogarth,' by Austin Dobson (Hachette Et Cie, Paris), 1904. Satire on King George III and the Seven Years War. The burning city is an allegory for the state of Europe. William Pitt is depicted on stilts, fanning the flames of war. A fireman, possibly representing Pitt's successor as Prime Minister, the Earl of Bute, or the King himself, tries to put out the fire. Meanwhile three men in windows, including two of Pitt's supporters in the press, John Wilkes and Charles Churchill, try to interrupt the fireman's efforts. (Photo by The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images)
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January 28th, 2021
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