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Rats in the barn, or John Bulls famous old dog Billy astonishing the varment.
1829
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Omega Project
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Metadata
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], n.d. [ca. 1829/03/--]
- People
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- Author
- Heath, William, 1795-1840
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Caricature
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838—Caricatures and cartoons
- Rats—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Dogs—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- John Bull (Symbolic character)—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Rats in the barn, or John Bulls famous old dog Billy astonishing the varment.
- Call Number
- E South 14/GC021/Box 43/Oversize GA 2011.01378
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc3n2049968
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], n.d. [ca. 1829/03/--]
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1829
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 24.8 x 36 cm [print]. sheet 34.1 x 48.3 cm [mount].
- 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. 15699 (gives date as c. 1829/03/--).
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Allegorical scene. John Bull encourages Eldon who, in the form of a dog, is biting a rat bearing the head of Wellington; other rats with human heads scurry away.
- Signed with image of Paul Pry [male figure with cane], lower left.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Caricature
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Eldon, John Scott, Earl of, 1751-1838—Caricatures and cartoons
- Rats—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Dogs—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- John Bull (Symbolic character)—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/6023abfd-3ef1-48e3-a59e-bfe5f40f64e9/manifest