England under the house of Hanover; : its history and condition during the reigns of the three Georges, illustrated from the caricatures and satires of the day. (1848)
Wright, Thomas, 1810-1877, Fairholt, F. W. (Frederick William), 1814-1866, artist, Brown, Joseph, fl. 1837-1886, engraver, Cook, Conrad, fl. 1831-1850, engraver, Urquhart, Francis Fortescue, former owner · London : Richard Bentley... · leaf 262
the subject of several spirited caricatures, in which the Butcher is made to cut a prominent figure. One ofthe best of these, published in June, 1747, bears thetitle of The Two-shilling Butcher, and alludes to theopen bribery carried forward on this occasion. It isdescribed in an advertisement in… … handsome. The individual thus addressed, an ele-gantly dressed figure, intended apparently to representLord Trentham, exclaims in reply, dissatisfied at thelow price which theDuke had offered for ^^r% votes, Curse me!you d buy me thebrutes at two shil-lings per head, bondfide. On one side ofthe…
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