Patriots deciding a Point of Honour (G. 10725)

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James Gillray (1756-1815)
Patriots deciding a Point of Honour (G. 10725)
etching with hand colouring, 1807, on wove, published by H. Humphreys, London; with Election Candidates; The Cabinetical Balance; The New Dynasty and The Life of William Cobbett, etchings with hand colouring by the same hand; and Making Decent - i.e. - Broad Bottomites getting into the Grand Costume, etching with hand colouring, published by S. W. Fores, London, 1806
S. 270 x 387 mm. (6)

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Lot Essay

Following the 1807 dissolution of parliament, Westminster radicals decided to run Sir Francis Burdett and Mr Paull as candidates. As a result of a dispute in affairs surrounding the Westminster election, Sir Fancis, here depicted as a goose, and Mr Paull, a tailor here shown with his sissors, fought a duel. Reportedly the first shots both missed and the second shots injured both parties. As shown in Gillray's print, it is fortunate that their seconds, seen cowering by the tree, were not required.

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