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A monument dedicated to posterity in commemoration of ye incredible folly transacted in the year 1720.
1696-1762
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Metadata
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], n.d.
- People
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- Author
- Baron, Bernard, 1696-1762
- Related Name
- Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- London (England)—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Financial crises—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Europe—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Personification in art
- Symbolism in art
- Crowds—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- A monument dedicated to posterity in commemoration of ye incredible folly transacted in the year 1720.
- Call Number
- E East 46/GC077/Box 07/Normal/18th c./Artists A-B GA 2012.00188
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcns064k37s
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], n.d.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1696-1762
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 27.8 x 38.2 cm.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Engravings
- Depiction: Caricature regarding financial crises. Crowd in front of Jonathan's Coffee House, engaged in a speculative frenzy.
- Numbered in plate, lower right: "89".
- Signed in plate, in banner, lower left: "B. Picart invt.".
- Signed in plate, in banner, lower right: "B. Baron sculpt.".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- London (England)—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Financial crises—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Europe—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Personification in art
- Symbolism in art
- Crowds—England—London—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/9dfbbb30-0b89-4546-8a26-fa05c98fd54b/manifest