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Portrait of a noble duke.
1829
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 13/GC021/Box 34/Normal/Unidentified Artists/Titles P-S GA 2011.01238
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1829.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Nobility—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
- Phrenology—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Portrait of a noble duke.
- Call Number
- E South 13/GC021/Box 34/Normal/Unidentified Artists/Titles P-S GA 2011.01238
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcrf55zm55d
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1829.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1829
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 39.2 x 27.7 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. 15691
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Unidentified Artist [caricaturist]
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Caricature portrait. Bust portrait, left profile of Wellington. The features of his head are made of: laurel leaves; flags; a cannon; bayonets; guns; spears; a drum; a tent; and masonry.
- Inscribed in plate, below: "'I should think this head possest some talent for military affairs.' Phrenological lower centerure".
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Nobility—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
- Phrenology—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—19th 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/6eb0eaa8-13c9-4940-a127-4b40b8f4d3da/manifest