Se.5.04(01)
A rosey picture of the times / E----s sculpt.
London : pubd. by Thos. Tegg in Cheapside, May the 6th 1812.
[1] sheet : ill. ; 25 x 35 cm.
Artist is William Elmes (information from Oxford Digital Library).
Hand coloured.
"Price one shilling coloured".
A satire on the Napoleonic Wars and its effect on trade, showing the Birmingham delegation of tradesmen protesting against the orders in Council that placed an embargo on trade with America and some parts of Europe, led by Thomas Attwood, greeted by George Rose, naval treasurer at the time.
Loose in modern portfolio: black buckram joints and corners, with brown paper covered boards.
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815.
England London
B29290