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Sketch for a prime minister or how to purchase a peace.
1811
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 11/Normal/19th c./Artists A-DeWilde GA 2011.00732
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1811/02/01.
- People
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- Author
- De Wilde, Samuel, 1751-1832
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Caricature
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Napoleon I Emperor of the French 1769-1821—Caricatures and cartoons
- Perceval, Spencer 1762-1812—Caricatures and cartoons
- Holland, Elizabeth Vassall Fox Lady 1770-1845—Caricatures and cartoons
- Holland, Henry Richard Vassall Baron 1773-1840—Caricatures and cartoons
- Spouses—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- French—England—London—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- France—Kings and rulers—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Sketch for a prime minister or how to purchase a peace.
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 11/Normal/19th c./Artists A-DeWilde GA 2011.00732
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dct148fv93b
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1811/02/01.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1811
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 23 x 17.7 cm [print]. sheet 26 x 19.8 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. 11710 (attributes to De Wilde).
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Aquatints
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Allegorical scene. Lord and Lady Holland knock at door, above which is a window from which Perceval tells them to go away; Napoleon hides beneath Lady Holland's cloak.
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Caricature
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Napoleon I Emperor of the French 1769-1821—Caricatures and cartoons
- Perceval, Spencer 1762-1812—Caricatures and cartoons
- Holland, Elizabeth Vassall Fox Lady 1770-1845—Caricatures and cartoons
- Holland, Henry Richard Vassall Baron 1773-1840—Caricatures and cartoons
- Spouses—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- French—England—London—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- France—Kings and rulers—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
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/da746b91-1b01-4335-80c0-604da3121250/manifest