See bmsat 9374, &c. George walpole stands defiantly, head in profile to the right, feet splayed awkwardly. He wears roman armour with medieval greaves and a huge sabre; in his left hand is a large oval shield, in his right he supports a vertical tilting-lance, the head of which is cut off by the upper margin. His fantastic helmet is partly a cocked hat with a tricolour cockade; on it crouches a simian demon with webbed wings and long barbed tail, wearing a cap like the cornucopia of bmsat 9374, and spitting fire. Behind him (left) is a gobbling turkey-cock. Clouds form a background. 7 may 1799
hand-coloured etching. Date: 1799. Dimensions: Height: 249 mm; Width: 200 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: George Walpole. Collection: British Museum. Mars (BM 1868,0808.12515)
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