The Three and the Deuse HB Sketches No. 8
Printmaker:
Doyle, John (HB)
Publisher:
McLean, Thomas
Lithograph (uncoloured) on white wove paper. Inlaid within a frame of buff wove paper (approx. height 360mm x width 515mm). Three male figures wearing top hats; the older figure on the left (John Lawless, 1773–1837) holds a monocle in his right hand; the central figure (Daniel O'Connell, 1775-1847), a taller, heavy-set man with dark curly hair holds an umbrella across his right shoulder; the third figure on the right (Richard Lalor Sheil, 1791-1851), a shorter, slighter man folds his arms and looks angrily at the central figure. The artist's monogram at lower left: 'HB.'. The printer's details printed below the border at lower left: 'Printed by C. Motte, 23. Leicester Sq.'. The captions for each figure printed below the border from left to right: 'HONEST JACK / The Hero of Ballibay (Lawless); THE GREAT AGITATOR (O'Connell); THE LITTLE AGITATOR / the Hero of Penenden' (Sheil). The title and publisher's details printed below at lower centre: 'THE THREE AND THE DEUSE / Published by Thos. McLean, 26. Haymarket'. Handwritten in graphite at upper right: '8'. See 15832 and 15832A ('A state without 'Sepr 6th ...' in the publication line'),_Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires_, Vol. XI, 1828-1832, M.D. George, published 1954, pp. 176-77. A number '[8]' printed in square brackets in the right-hand margin on p. 176 relates to the handwritten number at upper right, both referencing the sequence of John Doyle's Political Sketches series.
Given by Mrs J.E. Foster, 1895
Method of acquisition: Given (1895) by Foster, J.E., Mrs
19th Century
Production date:
AD 1830-09-06
Height 356mm x width 255mm
Accession number: P.14649-R
Primary reference Number: 225238
Stephens/George: 15832
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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