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Greedy old Nickford eating oysters, leaving the poor devils from minor hells in a starving condition.
1829
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 18/Normal/19th c./Artist Heath, William GA 2011.00893
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], n.d. [1829?]
- People
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- Author
- Heath, William, 1795-1840
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Caricature
- Gamblers—England—London—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Crockford, William, 1775-1844—Caricatures and cartoons
- Avarice—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- Clubs—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- Vices—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- Devil—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Greedy old Nickford eating oysters, leaving the poor devils from minor hells in a starving condition.
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 18/Normal/19th c./Artist Heath, William GA 2011.00893
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc3x817041f
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], n.d. [1829?]
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1829
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 35.2 x 24.6 cm.
- References
- British Museum. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, [1978]. No. 15934 (gives tentative date as 1829).
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Caricature portrait. William Crockford as the devil, gorging on oysters as three demons watch in horror.
- Signed with image of Paul Pry [male figure with cane], lower right.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Caricature
- Gamblers—England—London—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Crockford, William, 1775-1844—Caricatures and cartoons
- Avarice—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- Clubs—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- Vices—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- Devil—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—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/ead140d9-34b8-46b2-9df0-9971d94c23c6/manifest