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Scarlett, James, Sir, 1769-1844

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  • Three despairing women, one of whom looks disapprovingly at three quack medicine vendors concocting a mixture; representing Britain's economic depletion and distress at the hands of her politicians. Etching by W. Heath, 1830.
  • James Scarlett, 1st Baron Abinger, as a washerwoman scrubbing clothes in a tub filled with hot soapy water. Etching by William Heath, 1829.
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    King William IV dressed as a sailor dances in the centre of a semicircle of ministers who have black bodies and are partially draped. Coloured etching by W. Heath, 1830.

    Heath, William, 1795-1840. | Date: 19 July 1830 | Reference: 608213i
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    James Scarlett, 1st Baron Abinger, as a washerwoman scrubbing clothes in a tub filled with hot soapy water. Etching by William Heath, 1829.

    Heath, William, 1795-1840. | Date: Oct. 10 1829 | Reference: 29700i
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    In the House of Commons, James Scarlett on the left makes violent gestures towards Joseph Hume on the right, with the Speaker between them. Etching by T. H. Jones, 1830.

    Jones, Thomas Howell, active 1828. | Date: 1830 | Reference: 603172i
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    Three despairing women, one of whom looks disapprovingly at three quack medicine vendors concocting a mixture; representing Britain's economic depletion and distress at the hands of her politicians. Etching by W. Heath, 1830.

    Heath, William, 1795-1840. | Date: 1 March 1830 | Reference: 12228i
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