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Hand-colored 1840 satirical print of a sheriff's auction with a figure holding up Magna Carta and Bill of Rights scrolls.

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A Sherriff’s Sale or Auction Extraordinary, John Doyle (1840). Via artnap.com

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A hand-colored lithograph titled A Sherriff's Sale or Auction Extraordinary, dated 1840, shows a seated official at a desk beside a standing auctioneer addressing a crowd of top-hatted men. A figure at right holds up scrolls labeled Magna Charta, Bill of Rights, Trial by Jury and Law of Libel, while speech balloons add satirical commentary. The print is attributed to John Doyle and bears the Sketches No. 625 series label.