A genteel version of the vulgar saying 'Set a Thief to catch a thief'.
John Doyle (H.B.) (Dublin 1797 – London 1868)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1845
Materials
Paper
Measurements
30 cm (H)44 cm (W)30 cm (H)38 cm (W)
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Felbrigg, Norfolk
NT 1397092
Summary
Print, lithograph, Set a Thief to Catch a Thief by John Doyle (H.B.) (Dublin 1797 – London 1868). Victorian political print. Man in top hat taking bathers' clothes. A genteel version of the vulgar saying 'Set a Thief to catch a thief'. Referring to Whigary and Free Trade. HB Sketches No.829. Ducote and Stephens Lithography, London. Published 1845 Thos McLean, London. F78.25. Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield (1804-1881), Lord John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, KG, PC, MP (1792-1878), Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Bt MP (1788-1850) and Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, KG, GCB, MP (1784-1865)
Makers and roles
John Doyle (H.B.) (Dublin 1797 – London 1868), engraver (printmaker)