The Chance Seller of the Exchequer Putting an Extinguisher on Lotteries

John Fairburn|Thomas Rowlandson|Frederick John Robinson

September 18, 1823 · Hand-colored etching · Drawings and Prints

Frederick John Robinson, wearing his Chancellor of the Exchequer's gown, places an extinguisher on the head of Fortune, who sits atop a globe. She hands out a paper inscribed "Ticket £20 000" to a rambunctious crowd at left.

Artist

John Fairburn|Thomas Rowlandson|Frederick John Robinson

Date

September 18, 1823

Medium

Hand-colored etching

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959