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The bubblers medley, or a sketch of the times, being Europe's memorial for the year 1720.
1764
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 13/GC021/Box 35/Normal/Unidentified Artists/Titles Ta-The d GA 2011.01264
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], n.d. [1764 or 1824?]
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
- Financial crises—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Europe—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Newspapers—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- Playing cards—Caricatures and cartoons
- Trompe-l'oeil—Specimens
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The bubblers medley, or a sketch of the times, being Europe's memorial for the year 1720.
- Call Number
- E South 13/GC021/Box 35/Normal/Unidentified Artists/Titles Ta-The d GA 2011.01264
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc41687w31m
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], n.d. [1764 or 1824?]
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1764
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 37.8 x 28.4 cm.
- References
- British Museum. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, [1978]. No. 1611
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Unidentified Artist [caricaturist]
- Medium: Engravings
- Item description: Reprint of a 1720 original published by Thomas Bowles.
- Depiction: Caricature; medley print. Includes: The Dutch bubblers; playing card (Jack or King of hearts); Bubble Poem; The London Gazette; Stock jobbing cards; Quinquempoix Street; and Mint Coffe House.
- Numbered in plate, lower right: "22".
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
- Financial crises—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Europe—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Newspapers—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- Playing cards—Caricatures and cartoons
- Trompe-l'oeil—Specimens
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/da316c58-4834-4909-a414-4a899654c053/manifest