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The victorious procession to St Paul’s or Billy’s grand triumphal entry

The victorious procession to St Paul’s or Billy’s grand triumphal entry
 1797

Medium
hand-coloured etching
Measurements
17.9 × 58.0 cm (image) 21.1 × 59.6 cm (plate) 23.2 × 63.0 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Krumbhaar 1266; BM Satires 9046
Printing/Publishing
published by S. W. Fores, London
Inscription
printed in ink l.l.: ICks (ks in superscript) Del
printed in ink (in image) l.r.: Lond Pub Dec=r (r in superscript above = ) 11. 1797 by SW Fores .50 Piccadilly – Folios of Caricatures Lent
printed in ink l.c.l.-l.c.r.: The VICTORIOUS PROCESSION to S:t (t in superscript above : ) PAULS. or BILLY’S GRAND TRIUMPHAL ENTRY a Prelude
printed in ink (in image) (on sign) c.l.: A Correct Plan how / 10,000 men may / march to Paris / by the High road / without being seen / or obstructed / by a / Turnpike / H-k-y
printed in ink (in image) l.c.l.: actualy taken from the French at / Dunkirk
printed in ink (in image) u.c.- l.c.r.: (text in speech bubbles and on flags, signs and books)
Accession Number
1573.29-4
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1946
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display