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The guard wot looks arter the sovereign
(1829)
Medium
hand-coloured etching
Measurements
34.2 × 23.1 cm (image and sheet, trimmed within platemark) 37.9 × 28.7 cm (backing sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1946
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
BM Satires 15733 (copy)
Inscription
printed in ink l.l.: (figure of Paul Pry) Esq, Del
printed in ink l.c.: THE GUARD WOT LOOKS ARTER THE / SOVEREIGN
printed in ink u.c.: I says to our Governor says I- / keep your eye on them ere Leaders George
Accession Number
1573.51-4
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Humour and Satire Portraits
Subjects (specific)
caricatures coats (garments) trumpets (aerophones) women (female humans)
Movements
Regency (British)