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An ass loaded wth. preferments.
1736
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 13/GC021/Box 30/Normal/Unidentified Artists/Titles A st-B GA 2011.01151
- Publisher
- [s.l.] : [s.n.], 1736/11/08.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Caricature
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Donkeys—England—Canterbury—Caricatures and cartoons
- Wake, William, 1657-1737—Caricatures and cartoons
- Bishops—England—Canterbury—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Wake, William, 1657-1737—Family—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- An ass loaded wth. preferments.
- Call Number
- E South 13/GC021/Box 30/Normal/Unidentified Artists/Titles A st-B GA 2011.01151
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcdb78tq89t
- Publisher
- [s.l.] : [s.n.], 1736/11/08.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1736
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 28.5 x 24.2 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. 2269
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Unidentified Artist [caricaturist]
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Allegorical scene. William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury holding a whip and walking behind his son-in-law (a donkey laden with ecclesiastical appointments).
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Caricature
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Donkeys—England—Canterbury—Caricatures and cartoons
- Wake, William, 1657-1737—Caricatures and cartoons
- Bishops—England—Canterbury—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Wake, William, 1657-1737—Family—Caricatures and cartoons
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
-
https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/d46c7151-f85d-40a4-b2a9-264f07e95a22/manifest