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Fox victorious, or treachery overthrown.
1784
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 09/Normal/18th c./Artists O-Sayer GA 2011.00662
- Publisher
- [s.l.] : [s.n.], 1784/05/21.
- People
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- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Caricature
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Foxes—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Geese—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Elections—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Fox victorious, or treachery overthrown.
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 09/Normal/18th c./Artists O-Sayer GA 2011.00662
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcd791st95k
- Publisher
- [s.l.] : [s.n.], 1784/05/21.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1784
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 18 x 25 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. 6592 (tentatively attributes to Phillips).
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Allegorical scene. Wray (as a monster) lying on the ground, being attacked by a fox that is carried by a goose.
- Signed in plate, lower right: "WG".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Caricature
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Foxes—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Geese—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Wray, Cecil, Sir, 1734-1805—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Elections—Great Britain—History—18th 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/cdb37e1e-6225-4b3b-a469-8927dae05edc/manifest