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The regency twelfth cake not cut up.
1789
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 10/Normal/18th c./Artists Sayer-Z GA 2011.00685
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1789/02/19.
- People
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- Author
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Caricature
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Regency—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Weltje, Louis, 1745-1810—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816—Caricatures and cartoons
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797—Caricatures and cartoons
- Mansfield, David Murray, Earl of, 1727-1796—Caricatures and cartoons
- Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792—Caricatures and cartoons
- Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809—Caricatures and cartoons
- Epiphany—Caricatures and cartoons
- Disappointment—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—Kings and rulers—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The regency twelfth cake not cut up.
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 10/Normal/18th c./Artists Sayer-Z GA 2011.00685
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc8p58pr722
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1789/02/19.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1789
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 26.4 x 33.8 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. 7509
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Aquatints
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Allegorical scene. Politicians surround an uncut cake representing various political offices; they are clearly disappointed at a sudden announcement of the King's recovery.
- Signed in plate, lower left: "JS f.".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Caricature
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Regency—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Weltje, Louis, 1745-1810—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816—Caricatures and cartoons
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797—Caricatures and cartoons
- Mansfield, David Murray, Earl of, 1727-1796—Caricatures and cartoons
- Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792—Caricatures and cartoons
- Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809—Caricatures and cartoons
- Epiphany—Caricatures and cartoons
- Disappointment—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—Kings and rulers—18th 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/03712150-f1b6-456d-bb35-a661b40dff34/manifest