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Elizabeth Gunning astride a cannon firing by the pen of her
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Elizabeth Gunning astride a cannon firing by the pen of her
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Elizabeth Gunning astride a cannon firing by the pen of her mother a blast of forged letters at the facade of Blenheim - which a figure defends with a blast of excrement - the Duchess of Bedford offers her petticoat as cover while General Gunning retreats from the battlefield; satirizing the Gunning scandal. Etching by J. Gillray, 1791.

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Keywords: James Gillray; campbell, george william, marq; Deception; gunning, elizabeth, 1769-1823; gunning, john, general, fl. 17; John Gunning; upper classes - sexual behavio; Elizabeth Gunning; gunning, suzannah, 1740?-1800; George Spencer; spencer, george, marquis of bl; Suzannah Gunning; Gertrude Russell; russell, gertrude, duchess of; George William Campbell
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