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A sale of English beauties in the East Indies.
1786
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Metadata
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1786.
- People
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- Author
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Caricature
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Slave trade—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Slavery—India—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Human trafficking—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- British women—India—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- A sale of English beauties in the East Indies.
- Call Number
- A West 24/Drawer 20/GC108/Half Folio GA 2008.00195
- Identifier
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/3f462553n
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1786.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1786
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 40 x 53.9 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
- References
- Thomas Wright, editor. The Works of James Gillray, the Caricaturist (London: Chatto and Windus, 1877), p. 81-82.
- Rights Statement
- No Known Copyright
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Aquatints, Hand coloring
- Depiction: A scene at an oriental port upon the arrival of a ship-load of English beauties, who are being subjected to a close scrutiny by the Rajahs and Nabobs, an auctioneer is in the left foreground.
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Caricature
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Slave trade—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Slavery—India—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Human trafficking—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- British women—India—History—19th century—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/d13fed94-017a-4c14-9113-aa0d90f5f7da/manifest