Item Summary

Descriptive Information

Title
The man wot's got the whip hand of 'em all.
Call Number
E South 12/GC021/Box 19/Normal/19th c./Artist Heath, William GA 2011.00928
Identifier
ark:/88435/3r075447f
Publisher
London : [s.n.], 1829/05/30.
Language
No linguistic content
Date Created
1829
Extent
1 item ; print 34.7 x 25.1 cm. sheet 36.9 x 28 cm.
References
British Museum. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, [1978]. No. 15776 (attributes to Heath).
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright
Notes
Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Allegorical scene. Giant Stanhope press supported by a man's legs, terrorizing a group of significantly smaller men which includes Wellington and Eldon.
Unsigned.

Discovery Information

Subject
Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
Caricature
Press and politics—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
Printing presses—Caricatures and cartoons
Anthropomorphism in art
Demonology—Caricatures and cartoons
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852—Caricatures and cartoons
Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838—Caricatures and cartoons

Physical Characteristics

File Count
1

Institutional Information

Collection
Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
Holding location
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IIIF Manifest URL

https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/1726180c-d4e7-4449-b725-10c47e7414e6/manifest