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The brazen image erected on a pedestal wrought by himself.
1802
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Omega Project
Project Omega was conceived by the Library's Strategic Council - a scoped three year project aimed to facilitate the effective discovery and presentation of our collections, with a focus on the digitization of the Special Collections Graphic Arts backlog in Firestone library.
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
The Graphic Arts Collection holds prints, drawings, photographs, paintings, sculpture, and printed ephemera along with an international book collection specializing in fine press,
Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 13/GC021/Box 26/Normal/19th c./Artist Williams, Charles GA 2011.01073
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1802/05/29.
- People
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- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Caricature
- John Bull (Symbolic character)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Pitt, William, the younger, 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816—Caricatures and cartoons
- Ireland—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Personification in art
- Taxation—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Statues—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Debts, Public—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The brazen image erected on a pedestal wrought by himself.
- Call Number
- E South 13/GC021/Box 26/Normal/19th c./Artist Williams, Charles GA 2011.01073
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc794089015
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1802/05/29.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1802
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 40.2 x 24.7 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
- References
- Not in Grego.
- British Museum. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, [1978]. No. 9869 (attributes to Williams).
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Allegorical scene. John Bull, Hibernia, Fox and Sheridan gaze at statue of Pitt; the pedestal of the statue is inscribed with various references to taxation.
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Caricature
- John Bull (Symbolic character)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Pitt, William, the younger, 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816—Caricatures and cartoons
- Ireland—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Personification in art
- Taxation—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Statues—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Debts, Public—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/fd81112c-fd02-490c-bb4a-30c3477d3ba5/manifest