Monstrous craws, at a new coalition feast – Historic Print
![Monstrous craws, at a new coalition feast, [London] : Pubd. by S. W. Fores, 1787 May 29th. — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/de/de0a1e5f4a73-L.webp)
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Monstrous craws, at a new coalition feast
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The title, *Monstrous craws, at a new coalition feast*, refers to the political alliance of Charles James Fox and Lord North in 1783, which George III strongly opposed and helped bring down later that year. The sheet's subject tags tie it to the king's family and to gluttony and avarice, so the feast reads as a metaphor for greed at the top of government. London publisher S. W. Fores issued it on May 29, 1787, when caricaturists often targeted royal spending and political appetite. Worth noticing is how the plate turns a dinner into a commentary on who was eating public money.
| Created / published | [London] : Pubd. by S. W. Fores, 1787 May 29th. |
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| Medium | 1 print : etching with aquatint. |
| Genre | Cartoons (Commentary) British 1780-1790.Etchings 1780-1790. |
| Notes | Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 6, no. 7166 |
| Subjects | George--III,--King of Great Britain,--1738-1820--Family. Gluttony--1780-1790. Avarice--1780-1790. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,446 × 1,146 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219410 |
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