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A great stream from a petty fountain - or - John Bull swamped in the flood of new taxes: - cormorants fishing in the stream [copy 2].
1806
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Comic Art Collections
Several Princeton collections have strong holdings in comic art, cartoons, and pictorial satire. The Graphic Arts Collection has several thousand caricatures in the form of prints or drawings, mainly in the Dickson Q. Brown '95 Collection of Thomas Rowlandson and the Richard W. Meirs '88 Collection of George Cruikshank.
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James Gillray Cartoons
James Gillray (1756–1815) was a British artist known for his caricatures and satirical prints.
Metadata
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1806/05/09.
- People
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- Author
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Adair, Robert Sir 1763-1855—Caricatures and cartoons
- Bedford, John Russell Duke of 1766-1839—Caricatures and cartoons
- Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville Marquess of 1753-1813—Caricatures and cartoons
- Burdette, Francis Sir 1770-1844—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
- Smith-Stanley, Edward 1752-1834—Caricatures and cartoons
- Ellenborough, Edward Law Baron 1750-1818—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fox, Charles James 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville Baron 1759-1834—Caricatures and cartoons
- Grey, Charles Grey Earl 1764-1845—Caricatures and cartoons
- Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings Marquess of 1754-1826—Caricatures and cartoons
- John Bull (Symbolic character)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice Marquess of 1780-1863—Caricatures and cartoons
- Lauderdale, James Maitland Earl of 1759-1839—Caricatures and cartoons
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sheridan, Richard Brinsley 1751-1816—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sidmouth, Henry Addington Viscount 1757-1844—Caricatures and cartoons
- Taxation—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Tooke, John Horne 1736-1812—Caricatures and cartoons
- Windham, William 1750-1810—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- A great stream from a petty fountain - or - John Bull swamped in the flood of new taxes: - cormorants fishing in the stream [copy 2].
- Call Number
- D West 50/GC108/Box 05/Normal/Titles A GA 2006.01351
- Identifier
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/02870v967
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1806/05/09.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1806
- Extent
- 1 item ; print 23.2 x 34.9 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
- References
- Grego, pp. 332-333
- Rights Statement
- No Known Copyright
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Provenance: Stamped on verso, "Princeton University Library // Presented by // Dickson Q. Brown '95".
- Signed in plate, lower left: "Js Gillray inv & fec.".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Adair, Robert Sir 1763-1855—Caricatures and cartoons
- Bedford, John Russell Duke of 1766-1839—Caricatures and cartoons
- Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville Marquess of 1753-1813—Caricatures and cartoons
- Burdette, Francis Sir 1770-1844—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
- Smith-Stanley, Edward 1752-1834—Caricatures and cartoons
- Ellenborough, Edward Law Baron 1750-1818—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fox, Charles James 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville Baron 1759-1834—Caricatures and cartoons
- Grey, Charles Grey Earl 1764-1845—Caricatures and cartoons
- Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings Marquess of 1754-1826—Caricatures and cartoons
- John Bull (Symbolic character)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice Marquess of 1780-1863—Caricatures and cartoons
- Lauderdale, James Maitland Earl of 1759-1839—Caricatures and cartoons
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sheridan, Richard Brinsley 1751-1816—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sidmouth, Henry Addington Viscount 1757-1844—Caricatures and cartoons
- Taxation—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Tooke, John Horne 1736-1812—Caricatures and cartoons
- Windham, William 1750-1810—Caricatures and cartoons
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 1
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Comic Art Collections
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- James Gillray Cartoons
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/9168158e-3bb3-4c66-9f7d-93bb17959562/manifest