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Above bridge no. 1. Modern aquatics.
1829
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 17/Normal/19th c./Artist Heath, William GA 2011.00873
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], n.d. [ca. 1829]
- People
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- Author
- Heath, William, 1795-1840
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Caricature
- Thames River (England)—Caricatures and cartoons
- River boats—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Taverns (Inns)—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fashion—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Waterfronts—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Beards—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Boaters (Persons)—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Above bridge no. 1. Modern aquatics.
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 17/Normal/19th c./Artist Heath, William GA 2011.00873
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcrj430h36z
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], n.d. [ca. 1829]
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1829
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 24.9 x 36.3 cm [print]. sheet 35.6 x 46 cm [mount].
- 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. 15956 (gives date as c. 1829).
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Caricature regarding fashion. Riverfront where tavern patrons observe small boat with two oarsmen and female passenger passing under wooden bridge. Oarsmen have outlandish beards and hairstyles, passenger wears a gigantic hat.
- Signed with image of Paul Pry [male figure with cane], lower left.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Caricature
- Thames River (England)—Caricatures and cartoons
- River boats—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Taverns (Inns)—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fashion—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Waterfronts—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Beards—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Boaters (Persons)—Great Britain—19th 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/d86e83c2-b971-4b03-b53e-b5cb29bcf10b/manifest