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The padlock. To be or not to be a queen is the question.
1786
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Omega Project
Project Omega was conceived by the Library's Strategic Council - a scoped three year project aimed to facilitate the effective discovery and presentation of our collections, with a focus on the digitization of the Special Collections Graphic Arts backlog in Firestone library.
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
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Metadata
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1786/04/03.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Caricature
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830—Marriage—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Hanger, George, 1751?-1824—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837—Marriage—Caricatures and cartoons
- Princes—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The padlock. To be or not to be a queen is the question.
- Call Number
- E South 14/GC021/Box 43/Oversize GA 2011.01394
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcqj72pm00w
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1786/04/03.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1786
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 35 x 49.1 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. 6941
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Unidentified Artist [caricaturist]
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Allegorical scene. Fitzherbert (holding chain with padlock) leads George IV along pathway to church building; various politicians spy on them from behind tombstones.
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Caricature
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830—Marriage—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Hanger, George, 1751?-1824—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fitzherbert, Maria Anne, 1756-1837—Marriage—Caricatures and cartoons
- Princes—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
-
https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/fbe283a0-49de-4bfa-81fd-a84e6274eccb/manifest