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A scene in Leadenhall Street. Humbly inscribed to Sir George Wombwell Baronet, by the engraver   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Title
A scene in Leadenhall Street. Humbly inscribed to Sir George Wombwell Baronet, by the engraver
Description
English: Two men stand on a large rectangular pedestal: Sir G. Wombwell (left) is urinating and is supported by his companion (right) and by a pillar, almost broken through, on which he rests his right arm; in his right hand is a label inscribed "My situation begins to alarm me". He is saying "on this Ground I stand", the other says "I was afraid your Insolence would bring you to this". Under their feet, and hanging over the front of the pedestal, are papers; on one is a design of four ships, their sails lowered and flying British flags. Wombwell is befouling them. Over the ships is inscribed "An Avowed Opposition." Wombwell's supporter stands on a paper inscribed "Admiralty", showing that he is Sandwich. The pillar supporting Wombwell is composed of three blocks inscribed respectively, "Twice Chairman", "Zeal", and "Integrity", the last nearly broken away. On the ground stands a square pillar composed of five blocks of stone which is breaking into three pieces. The stones are inscribed "For Bye-laws"; "For Project of Building Ships in India"; "For Supporting the Propositions of the Court of Directors"; "For Rudeness & insolence in Office"; "For the Injured Lord Pigot". 29 March 1780
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Depicted people Representation of: John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
Date 1780
date QS:P571,+1780-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium paper
Dimensions
Height: 255 millimetres
Width: 203 millimetres
institution QS:P195,Q6373
Current location
Prints and Drawings
Accession number
1868,0808.4668
Notes

(Description and comment from M.Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', V, 1935)

Sir George Wombwell (d. Nov. 1780) was twice Chairman of the East India Company. He had opposed in the House of Commons (16 Apr. 1779) a resolution of Admiral Pigot for inquiring into the deposition and imprisonment of his brother, Lord Pigot, Governor of Madras in 1776, who had died in captivity May 1777. Pigot's resolutions were adopted and led to the trial of those responsible for the imprisonment, Stratton, Brooke, Floyer, and Mackay, members of the Madras Council. This print appears to be a comment on the trial (Dec. 1779) and sentence (10 Feb. 1780), and on the commanding influence of Sandwich over the East India Company (see Wraxall, 'Memoirs', 1884, i. 403-5). Wombwell, M.P. for Huntingdon, a borough dependent on Lord Sandwich, was a supporter of the Ministry. The East India House was in Leadenhall Street, cf. BMSat 6276, &c.
Source/Photographer https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1868-0808-4668
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