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The St.....e a republican gunboat constructed to sail against wind and tide.
1795
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 10/Normal/18th c./Artists Sayer-Z GA 2011.00688
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1795/04/14.
- People
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- Author
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Caricature
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, Earl, 1753-1816—Caricatures and cartoons
- Public opinion—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Winds—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Loyalty—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sea monsters—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Steam boats—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Patents—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The St.....e a republican gunboat constructed to sail against wind and tide.
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 10/Normal/18th c./Artists Sayer-Z GA 2011.00688
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcbn999k517
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1795/04/14.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1795
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 25.1 x 31.3 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. 8640
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Allegorical scene. Stanhope (prodded by sea monster) pulls sailboat against winds of loyalty and current of public opinion.
- Signed in plate, lower left: "JS f.".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Caricature
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Stanhope, Charles Stanhope, Earl, 1753-1816—Caricatures and cartoons
- Public opinion—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Winds—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Loyalty—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sea monsters—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Steam boats—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Patents—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
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/1283202f-a960-4305-b3ef-daeddbfdd82d/manifest