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Absolute wisdom, or Queen's owl. Taken from a Wood.
1817
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 13/Normal/19th c./Artist Dighton GA 2011.00772
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], n.d. [ca. 1817-1825]
- People
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- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Caricature
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Owls—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- Wood, Matthew, Sir, 1768-1843—Caricatures and cartoons
- Mayors—England—London—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Absolute wisdom, or Queen's owl. Taken from a Wood.
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 13/Normal/19th c./Artist Dighton GA 2011.00772
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc9w032f813
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], n.d. [ca. 1817-1825]
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1817
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 36.7 x 27.3 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Caricature portrait. Head, right profile of Wood on owl's body.
- Signed in plate, lower right: "Drawn, etchd & pubd by Richd Dighton. Novr. 1823".
- Item description: Date from National Portrait Gallery, London.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Caricature
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Owls—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- Wood, Matthew, Sir, 1768-1843—Caricatures and cartoons
- Mayors—England—London—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—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/8488f0b1-71a4-4100-b070-a26c78a9fc8d/manifest