Catalogue Number
NMLH.2000.10.802
Object Name
Print
Title
The Grand Triumvirate Or The Champions Of Liberty
People
John Wilkes, Earl of Bute, William Hogarth
Date
circa 1764 ?
Description
John Wilkes Earle of Bute and William Hogarth in cameos; Bute with thistles above his head.
This print features (from left to right) portraits of John Wilkes, the Earl of Bute and William Hogarth, who were all involved in a public dispute. Each image features an acrostic poem made from their surnames. Wilkes holds copies of radical magazine North Briton, the thistles above Bute show that he is a Scottish aristocrat and Hogarth is sketching the Earl of Bute.
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