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Slight of hand by a monkey - or the lady's head unloaded.
1776
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 13/GC021/Box 34/Normal/Unidentified Artists/Titles P-S GA 2011.01254
- Publisher
- [s.l.] : [s.n.], n.d. [1776]
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Caricature
- Wigs—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Surprise—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Accidents—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Monkeys—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Animals—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fashion—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Slight of hand by a monkey - or the lady's head unloaded.
- Call Number
- E South 13/GC021/Box 34/Normal/Unidentified Artists/Titles P-S GA 2011.01254
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcbc386x060
- Publisher
- [s.l.] : [s.n.], n.d. [1776]
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1776
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 23 x 14.2 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. 4546 [based on]
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Unidentified Artist [caricaturist]
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Caricature regarding wigs. Monkey pulls wig off of woman walking down city street.
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Caricature
- Wigs—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Surprise—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Accidents—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Monkeys—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Animals—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fashion—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
-
https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/141520b6-4ee7-4e59-8f13-008dc3ff3dd6/manifest