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A Transfer of East India Stock

Maker

James Sayer (artist)
1748-1823

Thomas Cornell (publisher)
active 1780-1792 (Life dates)

Title

Date of Production

1783

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

Height: 30.5 cm
Width: 22.9 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.5474

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords

Notes

Charles James Fox carries off East India House into a stronghold of the Crown. Charles James Fox introduced an India Bill in 1783 to transfer the entire government and patronage of the Company to a Parliamentary Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India. After his administration fell, William Pitt's revised act of 1784 limited the Board to revision and control of the Company's political decisions, leaving its trade and patronage untouched. When its trading days were over the Company lingered on as the proxy administrator of British rule in India. The shattering revolt of its Bengal Army in 1857 was followed by final abolition in 1858 and the British Crown assumed the mantle of the British Raj.

Provenance

previous owner: Witt, Robert Clermont (Sir)

Inscriptions

Inscription: Recto: centre, printed in image: New Arran / Seven Emperors / Eight Governors / 8000 Deputy G[...] / 10,000 Collectors / of the Revenue / [...]

Inscription: Recto: centre left, printed in image: [...]st / India / Stock / 115

Inscription: Recto: lower left, printed in image: India / Bonds / 54 to 55

Inscription: Recto: lower left, printed in image: List of / the Directors

Inscription: Recto: lower centre, printed in image: Resolved / That the / influence of the / Crown has / increased is / incr[...] / ought [...] / dimi[...]

Inscription: Recto: lower centre, printed below image: A Transfer of East India Stock.

Inscription: Recto: lower centre, typed: James SAYER

Stamp: Verso: lower left, stamped in black: WITT / LIBRARY

Stamp: Verso: lower right, stamped in blue: M

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