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"How you like de waltz Mr. Lorenzo?" / Chas. Hunt, sc.
1831-1834
Racist caricature depicting a well-dressed African American couple walking hand in hand. The woman says, "How you like de waltz Mr. Lorenzo? I bery fond of it." He replies, "Pon de honour ob a gentleman I tink it vastly indelicate, only fit for de common people!! I wonder how de fair sec can admire it."
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E-North 38/GC024/19th-Century American Caricatures/Normal/19th c./Caricatures GA 2024.03001
- People
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- Related Name
- Tregear, G. S. (Gabriel Shir), active 19th century
- Language
- English
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Item Summary
Racist caricature depicting a well-dressed African American couple walking hand in hand. The woman says, "How you like de waltz Mr. Lorenzo? I bery fond of it." He replies, "Pon de honour ob a gentleman I tink it vastly indelicate, only fit for de common people!! I wonder how de fair sec can admire it."
Descriptive Information
- Title
- "How you like de waltz Mr. Lorenzo?" / Chas. Hunt, sc.
- Call Number
- E-North 38/GC024/19th-Century American Caricatures/Normal/19th c./Caricatures GA 2024.03001
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcf4752v937
- Language
- English
- Date Created
- 1831-1834
- Extent
- 1 print : hand-colored aquatint ; sheet 28.5 x 20.9 cm
- Content Warning
- Unspecified
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Inscribed in upper left corner: No. 20.
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/d6197cd2-4aab-4b25-9e7e-d7212032f855/manifest