File:The Cat's Paw (BM 1868,0808.4392).jpg
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Title |
The Cat's Paw |
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Description |
English: Satire on William Pitt's return to office in 1766, suggesting that he is being manipulated by Lord Bute. An interior of a room with a blazing fire into which Bute, as a monkey with a plaid, encourages Pitt, as a cat, to reach for a chestnut (political office); the cat urinates. On the left, a group of English politicians and a bishop, beneath a "View of Chatham" with the setting sun, express their shock and dismay, but one of their number raises his arms in pleasure cries, "I'm Established" (this is presumably Lord Rockingham who supports the new ministry). On the right, a group of Scots delighted that they will obtain preferment gather around the Duke of Bedford; behind them is a "View of the Isle of Bute" with a rising sun. The chimney-piece is a crown with a thistle and white rose surrounded by a wreath of thorns.
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Depicted people | Representation of: William Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
circa 1766 date QS:P571,+1766-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902 |
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Medium | paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q6373 |
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Current location |
Prints and Drawings |
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Accession number |
1868,0808.4392 |
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Notes |
In fact Bute no longer had political influence by 1766, but it was alleged for many years that he was the secret power behind the throne. For a 'sequel' to this print, see BM Satires 4161. |
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Source/Photographer | https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1868-0808-4392 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Permission (Reusing this file) |
© The Trustees of the British Museum, released as CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
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Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
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Image width | 4,185 px |
Image height | 2,947 px |
Color space | sRGB |
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Date and time of digitizing | 11:15, 14 January 2008 |
File change date and time | 11:17, 14 January 2008 |
Date metadata was last modified | 11:17, 14 January 2008 |