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Tentanda via est qua me quoque possim tollere humo.
1810
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Metadata
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1810/08/08.
- People
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- Author
- Gillray, James, 1756-1815
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Duke of 1776-1839—Caricatures and cartoons
- Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville Marquess of 1753-1813—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
- Crowe, William 1745-1829—Caricatures and cartoons
- Erskine, Thomas Erskine Baron 1750-1823—Caricatures and cartoons
- Grenville, Thomas 1755-1846—Caricatures and cartoons
- Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville Baron 1759-1834—Caricatures and cartoons
- Grey, Charles Grey Earl 1764-1845—Caricatures and cartoons
- Holland, Henry Richard Vassall Baron 1773-1840—Caricatures and cartoons
- Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice Marquess of 1780-1863—Caricatures and cartoons
- Nugent, George Nugent Grenville Baron 1788-1850—Caricatures and cartoons
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sheridan, Richard Brinsley 1751-1816—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sidmouth, Henry Addington Viscount 1757-1844—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sutherland, George Granville Leveson-Gower Duke of 1758-1833—Caricatures and cartoons
- Taylor, Michael Angelo 1757-1834—Caricatures and cartoons
- Tierney, George 1761-1830—Caricatures and cartoons
- Whitbread, Samuel 1764-1815—Caricatures and cartoons
- Williams-Wynn family—Caricatures and cartoons
- Wynn, Charles Watkin Williams 1775-1850—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Tentanda via est qua me quoque possim tollere humo.
- Call Number
- A West 24/Drawer 20/GC108/Half Folio GA 2006.01537
- Identifier
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/2z10wq31d
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1810/08/08.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1810
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 54 x 41 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. 11570
- Rights Statement
- No Known Copyright
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Engravings, Aquatints, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Grenville's installation at Oxford, showing hot air balloon.
- Provenance: Stamped on verso, "Princeton University // Library // Presented by // Dickson Q. Brown '95".
- Signed in plate, lower right: "Js. Gillray fect. & c.".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Duke of 1776-1839—Caricatures and cartoons
- Buckingham, George Nugent Temple Grenville Marquess of 1753-1813—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caricature
- Crowe, William 1745-1829—Caricatures and cartoons
- Erskine, Thomas Erskine Baron 1750-1823—Caricatures and cartoons
- Grenville, Thomas 1755-1846—Caricatures and cartoons
- Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville Baron 1759-1834—Caricatures and cartoons
- Grey, Charles Grey Earl 1764-1845—Caricatures and cartoons
- Holland, Henry Richard Vassall Baron 1773-1840—Caricatures and cartoons
- Lansdowne, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice Marquess of 1780-1863—Caricatures and cartoons
- Nugent, George Nugent Grenville Baron 1788-1850—Caricatures and cartoons
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sheridan, Richard Brinsley 1751-1816—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sidmouth, Henry Addington Viscount 1757-1844—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sutherland, George Granville Leveson-Gower Duke of 1758-1833—Caricatures and cartoons
- Taylor, Michael Angelo 1757-1834—Caricatures and cartoons
- Tierney, George 1761-1830—Caricatures and cartoons
- Whitbread, Samuel 1764-1815—Caricatures and cartoons
- Williams-Wynn family—Caricatures and cartoons
- Wynn, Charles Watkin Williams 1775-1850—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/f1490a50-b618-40a0-9f5d-4b80120a73f7/manifest