A group of men from the Ministry sit drinking around a table in celebration of the Catholic emancipation bill as the ghost of Charles James Fox appears on the right and Sheridan falls off his chair to vomit over a copy of a petition. Engraving by Adolphe after W. O'Keefe, 1807.

  • O'Keefe, W., active 1794-1805.
Date:
June 1 1807
Reference:
591325i
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On the controversial Catholic emancipation bill

Publication/Creation

[London] (Wimpole Street) : Published as the act direct by Appleyard, June 1 1807.

Physical description

1 print : engraving with watercolour ; image 15.8 x 28.8 cm

References note

British Museum, Catalogue of political and personal satires, vol. VIII, London 1947, no. 10737

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Wellcome Collection 591325i

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