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The great Joss and his playthings.
1829
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Metadata
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], n.d. [1829/02/--]
- 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
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Giraffe—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Snakes—Caricatures and cartoons
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830—Caricatures and cartoons
- Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, d. 1861—Caricatures and cartoons
- Chinese—England—London—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Buckingham Palace (London, England)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852—Caricatures and cartoons
- Nash, John, 1752-1835—Caricatures and cartoons
- Pets—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Toys—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- London (England)—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Mistresses—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—Kings and rulers—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830—Relations with women—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The great Joss and his playthings.
- Call Number
- E South 14/GC021/Box 43/Oversize GA 2011.01386
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcw3763k62p
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], n.d. [1829/02/--]
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1829
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 36.5 x 44.6 cm [mount]. sheet 25.1 x 35.7 cm [print].
- Content Warning
- Unspecified
- 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. 15667 (gives tentative date as 1829/02/--).
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Caricature; political satire; Interior scene. George IV as a Chinese Mandarin, seated on giant teapot, holding miniature giraffe; three Chinamen work on Buckingham Palace and Hyde Park Corner screen and gate; fourth Chinaman holds plank supporting miniature army led by Wellington (as a rooster).
- Signed in plate, lower left: "Seymour del Shortshanks sculpt.".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Caricature
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Giraffe—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Snakes—Caricatures and cartoons
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830—Caricatures and cartoons
- Conyngham, Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness, d. 1861—Caricatures and cartoons
- Chinese—England—London—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Buckingham Palace (London, England)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852—Caricatures and cartoons
- Nash, John, 1752-1835—Caricatures and cartoons
- Pets—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Toys—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- London (England)—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Mistresses—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—Kings and rulers—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830—Relations with women—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/433c4714-7b7f-4cc6-97ad-e207c37cee68/manifest