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A proposal from the new emperror [sic].
1804
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 13/GC021/Box 24/Normal/19th c./Artists We-Wi GA 2011.01038
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1804/07/09.
- People
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- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Caricature
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- France—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Malta—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- John Bull (Symbolic character)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821—Caricatures and cartoons
- France—Kings and rulers—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- A proposal from the new emperror [sic].
- Call Number
- E South 13/GC021/Box 24/Normal/19th c./Artists We-Wi GA 2011.01038
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dctt44q069j
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1804/07/09.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1804
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 24.3 x 34.4 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. 10257 (attributes to Williams).
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Allegorical scene. Napoleon requests for John Bull to make him a "Knight of Malt_a".
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Caricature
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- France—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Malta—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- John Bull (Symbolic character)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821—Caricatures and cartoons
- France—Kings and rulers—19th 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/fbdef520-c00b-4790-8e4f-1e350a37bfe5/manifest