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The meeting of The Legion Club.
1787
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 01/Normal/18th c./Artists A-Bre GA 2011.00480
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1787/01/23.
- People
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- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Ireland—18th century
- Caricature
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Taxation—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792—Caricatures and cartoons
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Wilkes, John, 1727-1797—Caricatures and cartoons
- Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799—Caricatures and cartoons
- Admirals—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797—Caricatures and cartoons
- Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809—Caricatures and cartoons
- Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805—Caricatures and cartoons
- France—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- United States—History—Revolution, 17751783—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—Kings and rulers—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The meeting of The Legion Club.
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 01/Normal/18th c./Artists A-Bre GA 2011.00480
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcn009wf05v
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1787/01/23.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1787
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 31.3 x 42.6 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. 7132 (tentatively attributes to Boyne).
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Caricature; political satire. Outdoor scene regarding the opening of Parliament and the Treaty of Commerce with the French. Politicians gathered into groups; some surround Fox who is astride a cannon; others surround Pitt who rides a donkey laden with taxes.
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Ireland—18th century
- Caricature
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Taxation—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792—Caricatures and cartoons
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Wilkes, John, 1727-1797—Caricatures and cartoons
- Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799—Caricatures and cartoons
- Admirals—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797—Caricatures and cartoons
- Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809—Caricatures and cartoons
- Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805—Caricatures and cartoons
- France—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- United States—History—Revolution, 17751783—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—Kings and rulers—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—18th century—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/bcdec3bc-c713-4353-86b3-1965eb76a09f/manifest