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A bit of flattery.
1811
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 13/GC021/Box 24/Normal/19th c./Artists We-Wi GA 2011.01031
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1811/09/--.
- People
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- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Caricature
- Toadyism—Caricatures and cartoons
- Artists and models—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Painters—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Juno (Roman deity)—Art
- Jupiter (Roman deity)—Art
- Flattery—Caricatures and cartoons
- Gods, Roman, in art
- Goddesses, Roman, in art
- Art
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- A bit of flattery.
- Call Number
- E South 13/GC021/Box 24/Normal/19th c./Artists We-Wi GA 2011.01031
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcm326md55t
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1811/09/--.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1811
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 23 x 32.7 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
- References
- British Museum. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, [1978]. No. 10915
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Caricature; occupation-related scene. Painter flatters his model, saying his painting doesn't capture her true beauty.
- Signed in plate, lower left: "Williams fecit".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Caricature
- Toadyism—Caricatures and cartoons
- Artists and models—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Painters—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Juno (Roman deity)—Art
- Jupiter (Roman deity)—Art
- Flattery—Caricatures and cartoons
- Gods, Roman, in art
- Goddesses, Roman, in art
- Art
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/14ccf9c1-c1cf-4012-a226-34940e2db65b/manifest