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John Bull reading the extraordinary red book.
1816
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Omega Project
Project Omega was conceived by the Library's Strategic Council - a scoped three year project aimed to facilitate the effective discovery and presentation of our collections, with a focus on the digitization of the Special Collections Graphic Arts backlog in Firestone library.
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 15/Normal/19th c./Artists Doyle-E GA 2011.00832
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], n.d. [1816]
- People
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- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- John Bull (Symbolic character)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
- Government spending policy—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Books—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anger—Caricatures and cartoons
- Readers—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- John Bull reading the extraordinary red book.
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 15/Normal/19th c./Artists Doyle-E GA 2011.00832
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc0g354s98z
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], n.d. [1816]
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1816
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 23.5 x 32.9 cm.
- 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. 12781 (attributes to Elmes).
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Allegorical scene. John Bull outraged at extravagant government spending on placemen pensions and sinecures.
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- John Bull (Symbolic character)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
- Government spending policy—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Books—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anger—Caricatures and cartoons
- Readers—Great Britain—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/74b1ce38-c3d2-4e0b-8d88-444b82d4de45/manifest