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Overthrow of the Republican Babel.
1809
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Metadata
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1809/05/01.
- People
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- Author
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Abbot, Charles Baron Colchester 1757-1829—Caricatures and cartoons
- Bosville, William 1745-1813—Caricatures and cartoons
- Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Duke of 1776-1839—Caricatures and cartoons
- Burdette, Francis Sir 1770-1844—Caricatures and cartoons
- Canning, George 1770-1827—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
- Castlereagh, Robert Stewart Viscount 1769-1822—Caricatures and cartoons
- Clarke, Mary Anne 1776?-1852—Relations with men—Caricatures and cartoons
- Cobbett, William 1763-1835—Caricatures and cartoons
- Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice Marquess of 1780-1863—Caricatures and cartoons
- Mistresses—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Perceval, Spencer 1762-1812—Caricatures and cartoons
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Radnor, William Pleydell-Bouverie Earl of 1779-1869—Caricatures and cartoons
- Stuart, John 1751-1827—Caricatures and cartoons
- Tooke, John Horne 1736-1812—Caricatures and cartoons
- Wardle, Gwyllym Lloyd 1762?-1833—Caricatures and cartoons
- Whitbread, Samuel 1764-1815—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Overthrow of the Republican Babel.
- Call Number
- A West 24/Drawer 20/GC108/Half Folio GA 2006.01533
- Identifier
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/sf268520b
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1809/05/01.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1809
- Extent
- 1 item ; print 31 x 37.8 cm. plate 32.2 x 39.7 cm. sheet 36.5 x 49.4 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
- References
- Grego, pp. 362-363
- BM 11327
- Rights Statement
- No Known Copyright
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Inscribed in plate: 'Overthrow of the Republican Babel // and they said, Go to, let us build to us a city, and a Tower, whose top may reach to Heavens, // and let us make us a name! - But they were scattered abroad upon the face of the Earth, // and they left off to build the City.'
- Signed in plate, lower left: "Js Gillray inv & ft.".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Abbot, Charles Baron Colchester 1757-1829—Caricatures and cartoons
- Bosville, William 1745-1813—Caricatures and cartoons
- Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Duke of 1776-1839—Caricatures and cartoons
- Burdette, Francis Sir 1770-1844—Caricatures and cartoons
- Canning, George 1770-1827—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
- Castlereagh, Robert Stewart Viscount 1769-1822—Caricatures and cartoons
- Clarke, Mary Anne 1776?-1852—Relations with men—Caricatures and cartoons
- Cobbett, William 1763-1835—Caricatures and cartoons
- Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice Marquess of 1780-1863—Caricatures and cartoons
- Mistresses—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Perceval, Spencer 1762-1812—Caricatures and cartoons
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Radnor, William Pleydell-Bouverie Earl of 1779-1869—Caricatures and cartoons
- Stuart, John 1751-1827—Caricatures and cartoons
- Tooke, John Horne 1736-1812—Caricatures and cartoons
- Wardle, Gwyllym Lloyd 1762?-1833—Caricatures and cartoons
- Whitbread, Samuel 1764-1815—Caricatures and cartoons
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 1
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/1c7603f8-1729-4ec5-a5f1-26a3dd1b121b/manifest