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The man of the people, the foot-ball of the people – Vintage Print

The man of the people, the foot-ball of the people, [England] : Pubd. by J. Barrow, March 24, 1784. White Lion Bull Stairs, Surry Side, Black Fryers Bridge, 1784. — antique engraving
The man of the people, the foot-ball of the people, [England] : Pubd. by J. Barrow, March 24, 1784. White Lion Bull Stairs, Surry Side, Black Fryers Bridge, 1784.. Antique engraving from the Historic Print Archive collection.

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The title, "The man of the people, the foot-ball of the people," casts a public figure as a ball kicked about by the crowd, a theme that suits the crowded politics of 1784. The imprint places the publisher at the White Lion on Bull Stairs, Surrey side of Black Fryers Bridge in London, a busy printing district. That year followed the collapse of the Fox-North coalition and the bitterly contested Westminster election, when satirists often pictured popular opposition politicians as pawns of the electorate. The record attributes the print to J. Barrow only with a question mark, so the maker should be treated as tentative.

Created / published[England] : Pubd. by J. Barrow, March 24, 1784. White Lion Bull Stairs, Surry Side, Black Fryers Bridge, 1784.
Medium1 print : engraving.
GenreCartoons (Commentary) British 1780-1790.Engravings 1780-1790.
Notes[J. Barrow?] 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. 6, no. 6463 Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,068 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-116920

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