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The man wot's got the whip hand of 'em all.
1829
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 19/Normal/19th c./Artist Heath, William GA 2011.00928
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1829/05/30.
- People
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- Author
- Heath, William, 1795-1840
- Language
- No linguistic content
- 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
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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/dc6d570841t
- 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
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- 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
- 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/df72e39e-c4e6-4e11-b2b4-451cd653253e/manifest