Item Summary

Descriptive Information

Title
The life of William Cobbett, written by himself [Plate 1].
Call Number
D West 50/GC108/Box 04/Normal/Titles A-Z GA 2006.01328
Identifier
http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/37720c824
Publisher
London : [s.n.], 1809/09/29.
Language
No linguistic content
Date Created
1809
Extent
1 item ; plate 28.5 x 21 cm. sheet 45.3 x 28.5 cm.
Source Acquisition
Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright
Notes
Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
Item description: This is one from a series of eight prints depicting various stages of Cobbett's life. Each print has printed text below the plate which ends with the words 'vide - My own Memoirs in the Political Register of 1809".
Provenance: Stamped on verso, "Princeton University // Library // Presented by // Dickson Q. Brown '95".
Signed in plate, lower right: "Js. Gillray inv. & fec.".

Discovery Information

Subject
Caricature
Cobbett, William 1763-1835—Caricatures and cartoons
Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
Publishers and publishing—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
Reformers—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons

Physical Characteristics

File Count
1

Institutional Information

Collection
Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/bdf01f80-4129-42f4-b790-95669b6d034c/manifest