Description
An English porcelain plaque 19th century, titled ' The Mulligrubs, Dodd's Thoughts upon Death' and depicting the unfortunate figure looking glum in a graveyard, mounted in a wooden shield-shaped frame, the porcelain 24cm.
William Dodd (1729-77) was appointed chaplain to King George III in 1763. Living beyond his means led him to forge a bond in the name of Lord Chesterfield; the discovery of which saw him sentenced to death. Despite pleas for a pardon by personages as notable as Dr Samuel Johnson he was hanged in 1777.
