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Burking poor old Mrs. Constitution aged 141.
1829
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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 17/Normal/19th c./Artist Heath, William GA 2011.00878
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1829/03/--.
- People
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- Author
- Heath, William, 1795-1840
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Peel, Robert, 1788-1850—Caricatures and cartoons
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852—Caricatures and cartoons
- Campbell, Margery, d. 1828—Death and burial—Caricatures and cartoons
- Murder victims—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Caricature
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Catholic emancipation—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Women—Violence against—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Burking poor old Mrs. Constitution aged 141.
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 17/Normal/19th c./Artist Heath, William GA 2011.00878
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcms35tn44j
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1829/03/--.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1829
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 29.5 x 43 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. 15707
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Allegorical scene. Peel and Wellington (representing Hare and Burke) murder the constitution (Mrs. Docherty).
- Signed with image of Paul Pry [male figure with cane], lower left.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Peel, Robert, 1788-1850—Caricatures and cartoons
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852—Caricatures and cartoons
- Campbell, Margery, d. 1828—Death and burial—Caricatures and cartoons
- Murder victims—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Caricature
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Catholic emancipation—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Women—Violence against—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/f373b6ec-5cbd-414f-ad12-482ad64154f6/manifest