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A great actor (not Liston) in the popular farce of - `twould puzzle a conjurer.
1827
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Metadata
- Publisher
- [s.l.] : [s.n.], n.d. [1827?]
- People
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- Author
- Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Caricature
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830—Relations with women—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—Kings and rulers—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, d. 1861—Caricatures and cartoons
- Giraffe—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Pets—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- John Bull (Symbolic character)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Mistresses—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Poverty—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Liston, John, 1776-1846—Parodies, imitations, etc..
- Windsor Great Park (England)—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- A great actor (not Liston) in the popular farce of - `twould puzzle a conjurer.
- Call Number
- E South 14/GC021/Box 43/Oversize GA 2011.01384
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcjq085x831
- Publisher
- [s.l.] : [s.n.], n.d. [1827?]
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1827
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 36.4 x 44 cm [mount]. sheet 25.6 x 35.1 cm [print].
- 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. 15424 (gives tentative date as 1827/08/--).
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Allegorical scene. George IV (dressed as Liston's Conjurer) walks arm-in-arm with Conyngham on pathway; John Bull (with his starving family behind him) petitions the King for economic assistance.
- Signed in plate, lower left: "Seymour delt Shortshanks sculpt.".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Caricature
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830—Relations with women—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—Kings and rulers—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, d. 1861—Caricatures and cartoons
- Giraffe—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Pets—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- John Bull (Symbolic character)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Mistresses—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Poverty—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Liston, John, 1776-1846—Parodies, imitations, etc..
- Windsor Great Park (England)—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/2d81499c-aee3-4236-823c-d2ddf156bae0/manifest