Select vestry comforts / Thos Jones, fect. – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Select vestry comforts / Thos Jones, fect., preserved in this antique engraving. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Published by S. W. Fores at 41 Piccadilly on April 1, 1828, this hand-coloured engraving by Thos Jones takes aim at the select vestries of London parishes, closed bodies of local officials who ran parish affairs. Its title, "Select vestry comforts," points to the perks such men enjoyed, which critics said were paid for out of the poor rates. Parish government was under scrutiny in the 1820s, and satirical prints like this one were a popular way for Londoners to voice suspicion of officials who seemed more interested in their own ease than in public service.
| Created / published | London : Pubd. April 1, 1828 by S W Fores, 41 Piccadilly, 1828. |
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| Medium | 1 print : engraving, coloured. |
| Genre | Cartoons (Commentary) British 1820-1830.Engravings Color 1820-1830. |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from George. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum / by Mary Dorothy George, v. 11, no. 15527 Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,180 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-114138 |
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