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A game at chess [proof before letters].
1780
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
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Metadata
- Publisher
- [s.l.] : [s.n.], n.d. [1780]
- People
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- Related Name
- Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Women chess players—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Indoor games—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Recreation—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Artists' proofs—Great Britain—18th century
- Dogs—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Pets—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Spectators—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Dwellings—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Animals—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- A game at chess [proof before letters].
- Call Number
- E South 14/GC021/Box 43/Oversize GA 2011.01369
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc9880w385g
- Publisher
- [s.l.] : [s.n.], n.d. [1780]
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1780
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 38.7 x 45.6 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings
- Depiction: Caricature regarding recreation. Standing young man watches two women play chess at table.
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Women chess players—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Indoor games—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Recreation—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Artists' proofs—Great Britain—18th century
- Dogs—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Pets—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Spectators—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Dwellings—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Animals—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
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/f0b552c7-a924-4923-b191-ab6d3e1f7d87/manifest