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The comet.
1789
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Project Omega was conceived by the Library's Strategic Council - a scoped three year project aimed to facilitate the effective discovery and presentation of our collections, with a focus on the digitization of the Special Collections Graphic Arts backlog in Firestone library.
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
The Graphic Arts Collection holds prints, drawings, photographs, paintings, sculpture, and printed ephemera along with an international book collection specializing in fine press,
Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 10/Normal/18th c./Artists Sayer-Z GA 2013.00221
- Publisher
- [London] : [s.n.], 1789/02/18.
- People
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- Author
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Caricature
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—Kings and rulers—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Comets—1789—Caricatures and cartoons
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797—Caricatures and cartoons
- Cooper, Grey, Sir, ca. 1726-1801—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Lilford, Thomas Powys, Baron, fl. 1782—Caricatures and cartoons
- Lothian, William John Kerr, Marquess of, 1737-1815—Caricatures and cartoons
- Mansfield, David Murray, Earl of, 1727-1796—Caricatures and cartoons
- Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727—Caricatures and cartoons
- Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815—Caricatures and cartoons
- North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792—Caricatures and cartoons
- Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809—Caricatures and cartoons
- Queensberry, William Douglas, Duke of, 1725-1810—Caricatures and cartoons
- Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sawbridge, John, 1732?-1795—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816—Caricatures and cartoons
- Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834—Caricatures and cartoons
- Warren, John, 1730-1800—Caricatures and cartoons
- Watson, Richard, 1737-1816—Caricatures and cartoons
- Wilson, Christopher, 1713 or 14-1792—Caricatures and cartoons
- Actors—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Authors, English—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Physicists—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Scientists—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The comet.
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 10/Normal/18th c./Artists Sayer-Z GA 2013.00221
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcnz806b46d
- Publisher
- [London] : [s.n.], 1789/02/18.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1789
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 26.3 x 33.4 cm.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Aquatints
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Close-up of a comet with the head of the Prince Wales in a star, at the head of the comet; the heads of his followers comprise the tail.
- Signed in plate, lower left: "JS f.".
- Signed in plate, lower right: "Publ. by Thos. Cornell 18 Feby. 1789 Brayton Street".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Caricature
- George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—Kings and rulers—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Comets—1789—Caricatures and cartoons
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797—Caricatures and cartoons
- Cooper, Grey, Sir, ca. 1726-1801—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Lilford, Thomas Powys, Baron, fl. 1782—Caricatures and cartoons
- Lothian, William John Kerr, Marquess of, 1737-1815—Caricatures and cartoons
- Mansfield, David Murray, Earl of, 1727-1796—Caricatures and cartoons
- Newton, Isaac, 1642-1727—Caricatures and cartoons
- Norfolk, Charles Howard, Duke of, 1746-1815—Caricatures and cartoons
- North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792—Caricatures and cartoons
- Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809—Caricatures and cartoons
- Queensberry, William Douglas, Duke of, 1725-1810—Caricatures and cartoons
- Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn, Earl of, 1733-1805—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sawbridge, John, 1732?-1795—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816—Caricatures and cartoons
- Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834—Caricatures and cartoons
- Warren, John, 1730-1800—Caricatures and cartoons
- Watson, Richard, 1737-1816—Caricatures and cartoons
- Wilson, Christopher, 1713 or 14-1792—Caricatures and cartoons
- Actors—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Authors, English—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Physicists—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Scientists—Great Britain—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/63c8dd07-0085-4eb5-a892-08680ccd2b30/manifest