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A barbers shop a medley shews, of monsters, wigs, drawn-teeth and news, while one is shav'd another bleeds, a third the Grub Street Journal reads. The master full of Whig and Tory, talks politics and tells a story, and swears he is not such a sot, but that he knows full well, what's what.
1730
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Metadata
- Publisher
- [London : [s.n.], n.d. [ca. 1730?]
- People
-
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Caricature
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Occupations—Europe—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Barbers—Europe—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Barbershops—Europe—Caricatures and cartoons
- Shaving—Europe—Caricatures and cartoons
- Medicine—Europe—Caricatures and cartoons
- Phlebotomy—Europe—Caricatures and cartoons
- Newspapers—Europe—Caricatures and cartoons
- Readers—Europe—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- A barbers shop a medley shews, of monsters, wigs, drawn-teeth and news, while one is shav'd another bleeds, a third the Grub Street Journal reads. The master full of Whig and Tory, talks politics and tells a story, and swears he is not such a sot, but that he knows full well, what's what.
- Call Number
- E East 44/GC070/Box 04/Normal/18th c. GA 2024.01233
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcb56455358
- Publisher
- [London : [s.n.], n.d. [ca. 1730?]
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1730
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 47.8 x 35.3 cm.
- References
- See BM 1859 for similar print with different text
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Engravings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Caricature; occupation-related scene. Barbershop with one person being shaved, another being bled; all of the figures have animal heads and human hands.
- Numbered in plate, lower left: "5".
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Caricature
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Occupations—Europe—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Barbers—Europe—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Barbershops—Europe—Caricatures and cartoons
- Shaving—Europe—Caricatures and cartoons
- Medicine—Europe—Caricatures and cartoons
- Phlebotomy—Europe—Caricatures and cartoons
- Newspapers—Europe—Caricatures and cartoons
- Readers—Europe—18th century—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/62d2d977-3538-4efb-b4bc-2f8d17d3cc75/manifest