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A British battering-ram preparing the way for a popish bull.
1827
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Omega Project
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 16/Normal/19th c./Artists F-Heath, Henry GA 2011.00835
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1827/05/10.
- People
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- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Caricature
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Catholic emancipation—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Priests—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Jesuits—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Monks—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Leo XII, Pope, 1760-1829—Caricatures and cartoons
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830—Caricatures and cartoons
- Canning, George, 1770-1827—Caricatures and cartoons
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—Kings and rulers—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- A British battering-ram preparing the way for a popish bull.
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 16/Normal/19th c./Artists F-Heath, Henry GA 2011.00835
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcj3860k73c
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1827/05/10.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1827
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 24.8 x 34.8 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. 15389
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Allegorical scene. Canning is used as a battering ram against a church door by a monk, a priest and a Jesuit; pope and bust of George IV at left.
- Signed in plate, lower left: "HH".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Caricature
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Catholic emancipation—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Priests—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Jesuits—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Monks—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Leo XII, Pope, 1760-1829—Caricatures and cartoons
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830—Caricatures and cartoons
- Canning, George, 1770-1827—Caricatures and cartoons
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—Kings and rulers—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/c985d3b8-a141-4429-be01-2674072f1ffa/manifest