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A skit on Britain.
1740
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 01/Normal/18th c./Artists A-Bre GA 2011.00477
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1740.
- People
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- Author
- Bilchharp, Ged
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Caricature
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Rats—Caricatures and cartoons
- Portobelo (Panama)—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Spain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Cartagena (Colombia)—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Havana (Cuba)—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Columbia—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Cuba—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Panama—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Cartouches, Ornamental (Decorative arts)—Great Britain—18th century—Specimens
- Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745—Caricatures and cartoons
- Foundling Hospital (London, England)—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Devil—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anthropomorphism in art
- London (England)—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- France—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- A skit on Britain.
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 01/Normal/18th c./Artists A-Bre GA 2011.00477
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcm326md47b
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1740.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1740
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 33 x 44.1 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
- References
- FBM 2423
- Atherton 176-177
- British Museum. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, [1978]. No. 2423 (gives date as 1739/11/22, gives publisher location).
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Four scenes in divided cartouche. Capture of Portobello; attack on Cartagena; attack on Havana; opposition to Walpole.
- Signed in plate, lower left: "Ged Bilchharp junr. Invt. Et sculpt. According to ye late Act. 1740".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Caricature
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Rats—Caricatures and cartoons
- Portobelo (Panama)—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Spain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Cartagena (Colombia)—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Havana (Cuba)—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Columbia—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Cuba—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Panama—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Cartouches, Ornamental (Decorative arts)—Great Britain—18th century—Specimens
- Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745—Caricatures and cartoons
- Foundling Hospital (London, England)—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Devil—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anthropomorphism in art
- London (England)—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- France—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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/3ccf055c-a148-4a4a-a357-802f9e9f0a7b/manifest