"The Motion"
Record No
18058
Title
"The Motion"
Description
"The Motion"; shows The Duke of Argyll, with flaming sword, driving a coach from which Lord Carteret cries "Let me get out".Several people are run over. In the foreground Sandys (right) drops the "Place Bill", whilst Pulteney (left) cries "Z--nds, they're over". Whitehall with the Banqueting House and the Treasury are in the background.
Date of execution
1741
Section
London Metropolitan Archives
Collection
Satirical Print Collection
Engraver
anon.
Publisher
Cooper, T.
Notes
This image might refer to the 1741 motion for the Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole's dismissal which was defeated by 184 votes.
Medium
engraving
Support
paper
Longest dimension
29cms
Shortest dimension
27cms
Picture type
satire
Catalogue No
p5438379
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