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Part 1, Folio 198. A memorandum, endorsed 'about an abusive, treasonable picture',...
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| Reference | SP 35/68/112 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1717 |
| Description | Part 1, Folio 198. A memorandum, endorsed 'about an abusive, treasonable picture', with a graphical analysis of the symbolic meaning of the image of the [Hanoverian] court, Royal family and consorts, provided by an informant presently detained in the Gatehouse, Westminster [Middlesex]. The informant seized the engraver's plates 'at his Majesty's coming over January last' and, in company with the messenger Mr Turner, delivered them to Mr Smith at Secretary Lord Stanhope's office. Mentions: the 'inventor Senthill' which name is amended to 'Semple' [?Francis Sempill]; engraver Theodore Gray; [blank] Freeman who disposed of them. The artist is unknown. |
| Held by | The National Archives, Kew |
| Legal status | Public Record(s) |
| Language |
English |
| Closure Status | Open Document, Open Description |
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