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The Lyon entranced.
1762
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 13/GC021/Box 36/Normal/Unidentified Artists/Titles The e-The po GA 2011.01294
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], n.d. [1762?]
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Caricature
- Lion—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Foxes—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Britannia (Symbolic character)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Death—Caricatures and cartoons
- Coffins—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Artists's proofs
- Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802—Caricatures and cartoons
- Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792—Caricatures and cartoons
- Cumberland, William Augustus, Duke of, 1721-1765—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768—Caricatures and cartoons
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Temple, Richard Grenville-Temple, Earl, 1711-1779—Caricatures and cartoons
- United States—History—French and Indian War, 17551763—Caricatures and cartoons
- Seven Years' War, 1756-1763—Caricatures and cartoons
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The Lyon entranced.
- Call Number
- E South 13/GC021/Box 36/Normal/Unidentified Artists/Titles The e-The po GA 2011.01294
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcnv935f707
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], n.d. [1762?]
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1762
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 19.7 x 31.4 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.
- References
- See George 3922 for similar print
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Unidentified Artist [caricaturist]
- Medium: Etchings
- Signed in plate, lower left: "Hogarth invt." [Not drawn by Hogarth; this proof was created at the same time Hogarth created "The Times," which contains similar subject matter with an entirely different image].
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Allegorical scene. Britannia and numerous political figures surround lion's coffin.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Caricature
- Lion—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Foxes—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Britannia (Symbolic character)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Death—Caricatures and cartoons
- Coffins—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Artists's proofs
- Bedford, Francis Russell, Duke of, 1765-1802—Caricatures and cartoons
- Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792—Caricatures and cartoons
- Cumberland, William Augustus, Duke of, 1721-1765—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768—Caricatures and cartoons
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Temple, Richard Grenville-Temple, Earl, 1711-1779—Caricatures and cartoons
- United States—History—French and Indian War, 17551763—Caricatures and cartoons
- Seven Years' War, 1756-1763—Caricatures and cartoons
- Prime ministers—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
-
https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/5c10a1ec-176b-42d3-a9a7-f7f5ccad5af8/manifest