Satire on John Rich and his new theatre in Covent Garden with a procession moving from left to right across the east end of the market square and entering the colonnade leading to the theatre. John Gay is carried on a porter's back preceded by a crowd, one of whom cries "Gay for ever". He is followed by Rich, as Harlequin, driving an open carriage drawn by six satyrs,
- Dated December 1732, in London, England
- Held by Boston Public Library
- Part of William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints, British Artists, English Caricature and Political Satire, 18th and 19th Centuries
- Rights: No known copyright restrictions.
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Covent Garden
England
Europe
London
Subject
Parades & processions
Rich, John, 1692-1761
Gay, John, 1685-1732
Genre
Satires (Visual works)
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