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The court of Kings Bench turn'd into a cock pit, or 800 symptoms of Kean [altered from keen] sport.
1825
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 21/Normal/19th c./Artists Lane-N GA 2011.00976
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], n.d. [1825/01/--]
- People
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- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Caricature
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Scarlett, James, Sir, 1769-1844—Caricatures and cartoons
- Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868—Caricatures and cartoons
- Abbott, Charles, Baron Tenterden, 1762-1832—Caricatures and cartoons
- Denman, Thomas, 1733-1815—Caricatures and cartoons
- Cox, Robert Albion, d. 1826—Caricatures and cartoons
- Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833—Caricatures and cartoons
- Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485—Caricatures and cartoons
- Cox, Robert Albion, d. 1826—Family—Caricatures and cartoons
- Deer—Caricatures and cartoons
- Justice—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—Kings and rulers—15th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The court of Kings Bench turn'd into a cock pit, or 800 symptoms of Kean [altered from keen] sport.
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 21/Normal/19th c./Artists Lane-N GA 2011.00976
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcs1784z532
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], n.d. [1825/01/--]
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1825
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 27.8 x 34 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. 14863 (gives date as 1825/01/--).
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Caricature; political satire. Allegorical scene. Kean (as Richard III) lies on the ground; Cox (with gold-tipped antlers) stands pointing at Kean; Abbott stands behind them holding scales of justice; Charlotte Newman Cox, Scarlett, Brougham, and Denman stand on either side of Abbott.
- Signed in plate, lower right: "Marks fec.".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Caricature
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Scarlett, James, Sir, 1769-1844—Caricatures and cartoons
- Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868—Caricatures and cartoons
- Abbott, Charles, Baron Tenterden, 1762-1832—Caricatures and cartoons
- Denman, Thomas, 1733-1815—Caricatures and cartoons
- Cox, Robert Albion, d. 1826—Caricatures and cartoons
- Kean, Edmund, 1787-1833—Caricatures and cartoons
- Richard III, King of England, 1452-1485—Caricatures and cartoons
- Cox, Robert Albion, d. 1826—Family—Caricatures and cartoons
- Deer—Caricatures and cartoons
- Justice—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—Kings and rulers—15th 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/8d880338-f225-46bb-87a0-31506e724210/manifest