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The Westminster hunt. Or the re tail iation   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Title
The Westminster hunt. Or the re tail iation
Description
English: Two dogs, with the heads of Hood and Wray, followed by huntsmen chase a fox (left to right) down a slope inscribed 'Constitution Hill'. In front of the fox (Fox) is a sign-post, one arm pointing (right) 'To Cov. Garden'; two others pointing left are 'To St. James's' and 'To the Gallows': The fox's tail, inscribed 'Patriotism', brushes the eye of Wray, who says, "This is a swinging Brush it smarts D-----y he has Blinded me quite". The fox, turning his head back, snarls: "Ha Ha my old Friend you have Run hard for a little Poxes P-ss. Hood, half a length behind the fox, and in the foreground, says: "Never fear Brother, a little Court Water will soon heal the Smart."


Behind Wray floats or flies a witch-like old woman carrying the staff and cap of Liberty; she says, "Hack Forward, good Dogs, Tally O Ho W-y he has worried all my Geese & put my Hen Roost in an Uproar". Her skirt is inscribed, 'Secret Influence'; 'Prerogatives'; 'Addresses', 'Petitions &c.' (For the addresses thanking the king for dismissing the Coalition see BMSat 6445, &c.) Behind her, on the extreme left of the design, appear the head and shoulders of the king wearing his crown; he says, "Tally O Tally O my Brave Chelsea Tally O", alluding to Wray's proposal to abolish Chelsea Hospital, see BMSat 6475, &c. Behind are two shadowy huntsmen; one, mounted, says "Wee'l whip him Down by G - d"; the other blows a horn. 16 April 1784


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Depicted people Associated with: Charles James Fox
Date 1784
date QS:P571,+1784-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium paper
Dimensions
Height: 207 millimetres
Width: 305 millimetres
institution QS:P195,Q6373
Current location
Prints and Drawings
Accession number
1868,0808.5254
Notes

(Description and comment from M.Dorothy George, 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', VI, 1938)

For the Westminster Election see BMSat 6474, &c. Fox did not draw ahead of Wray till 27 Apr., see Appendix I.
Source/Photographer https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1868-0808-5254
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