No.11: Blessings of Britain – or – Swarm of Tax-Gatherers. “All with United Force Combine to Drive the Lazy Drones from the Laborious Hive” (Virgil)
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About the work
- Location
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Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection
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About the artist
Charles Williams was a prolific caricaturist, etcher and illustrator who occasionally used the pseudonym ‘Ansell’ or ‘Argus’. He worked with George Cruikshank and illustrated The Every-Day Book by William Hone.
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Details
- Artist
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Charles Williams
- Title
- No.11: Blessings of Britain – or – Swarm of Tax-Gatherers. “All with United Force Combine to Drive the Lazy Drones from the Laborious Hive” (Virgil)
- Date
- January 1817
- Medium
- Coloured etching
- Dimensions
- height: 24.90 cm, width: 35.30 cm
- Acquisition
- Transferred from HM Revenue and Customs, December 2012
- GAC number
- 15655