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Libel hunters on the look out, or daily examiners of the liberty of the press.
1756-1827
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Metadata
- Call Number
- D North 52/GC112/Box 11/Normal/Prints/Titles La-Mi GA 2014.00329
- Publisher
- [London] : [s.n.], n.d.
- People
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- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Caricature
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Freedom of the press—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Libel and slander—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Cobbett, William, 1763-1835—Caricatures and cartoons
- Magna Carta—Caricatures and cartoons
- Constitutional history—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Libel hunters on the look out, or daily examiners of the liberty of the press.
- Call Number
- D North 52/GC112/Box 11/Normal/Prints/Titles La-Mi GA 2014.00329
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/s7526m51p
- Publisher
- [London] : [s.n.], n.d.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1756-1827
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 22.8 x 33.5 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
- References
- Grego II, p. 182
- Tegg no. 4
- Rights Statement
- No Known Copyright
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: A committee of the Rotten Borough Society, established in 1810 is met to consider the license of the press, to bring all their faculties to bear for the detection of any lurking evidences of libel or treason. The President is reading aloud, with the assistance of a magnifying glass to enlarge any suspicious paragraphs. The members of the committee are all on the qui vive to note any libellous allusions. A large man wearing a wig tramples the Magna Charta underfoot whilst the Bill of Rights has been cast into a corner on the right.
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Caricature
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Freedom of the press—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Libel and slander—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Cobbett, William, 1763-1835—Caricatures and cartoons
- Magna Carta—Caricatures and cartoons
- Constitutional history—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 1
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/38409466-c8f2-4d9f-823d-66a13acb0045/manifest