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The Pit of Acheron, or the birth of the plagues of England.
1784
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Metadata
- Publisher
- [s.l.] : [s.n.], 1784.
- People
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- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Caricature
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Symbolism in art
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth—Parodies, imitations, etc..
- English literature—17th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- English drama—17th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Witches—Caricatures and cartoons
- North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797—Caricatures and cartoons
- Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823—Caricatures and cartoons
- Westminster Bridge (London, England)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Incantations—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The Pit of Acheron, or the birth of the plagues of England.
- Call Number
- D North 52/GC112/Box 14/Normal/Prints/Titles O-Pl GA 2014.00419
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/zs25xh56j
- Publisher
- [s.l.] : [s.n.], 1784.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1784
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 27.8 x 32.6 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
- References
- Grego I, pp. 111-112 (Jan. 1, 1784)
- Rights Statement
- No Known Copyright
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings
- Signed in plate, lower right: "F.N. 1784".
- Unsigned by Rowlandson.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Caricature
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Symbolism in art
- Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth—Parodies, imitations, etc..
- English literature—17th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- English drama—17th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Witches—Caricatures and cartoons
- North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797—Caricatures and cartoons
- Erskine, Thomas Erskine, Baron, 1750-1823—Caricatures and cartoons
- Westminster Bridge (London, England)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Incantations—Great Britain—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/8d13073d-2c74-49a5-9eff-95edbf677fd0/manifest