Grand Combat between the city champions Gog and Magog

Robert Seymour (pseud ‘Shortshanks’)

Grand Combat between the city champions Gog and Magog

London, T McLean 1831

Lithograph

Original hand colouring

170 x 240 mm

Trimmed close to image

£120

Gog and Magog, the Guildhall giants, in their Roman armour, fight in the foreground. One (left), wearing a laurel wreath and a favour inscribed ‘Key For Ever’, has floored the other, who wears a ‘Laurie for Ever’ favour. Behind are their supporters. On the left, frantically waving hats, is a large group wearing livery gowns, with a banner, ‘Key & Reform’. They shout ‘Hurra, Key for ever’ and ‘Key and Reform’. On the right are the fat aldermen, much distressed. Some run off to the right shouting ‘Run Run Aldermen all, for our Stout Champion’s got a great fall’. Their banner is inscribed ‘Laurie And The Order of Succession