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The London 'prentice, or, the force of virtue.
1784
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 05/Normal/18th c./Artists C-Dighton GA 2011.00568
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1784/03/11.
- People
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- Author
- Dent, William, fl. 1741-1780
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Caricature
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Personification in art
- Wisdom—Caricatures and cartoons
- Honor—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Conscience—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Lion—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Virtue—Caricatures and cartoons
- India—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—Colonies—India—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The London 'prentice, or, the force of virtue.
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 05/Normal/18th c./Artists C-Dighton GA 2011.00568
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcgf06gf401
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1784/03/11.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1784
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 27 x 39 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. 6447
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Allegorical scene. Pitt (as Wisdom personified) stands between two beasts (Fox and North); holds Fox's heart in one hand, removes North's teeth with the other.
- Signed in plate, lower right: "W.D.".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Caricature
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Personification in art
- Wisdom—Caricatures and cartoons
- Honor—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Conscience—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Lion—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Virtue—Caricatures and cartoons
- India—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—Colonies—India—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/d723076c-a3f7-43ba-8e4c-f4d0d1791c28/manifest