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The minogoat.
1780
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Omega Project
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
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 01/Normal/18th c./Artists A-Bre GA 2011.00466
- Publisher
- [s.l.] : [s.n.], 1780.
- People
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- Author
- Austin, William, 1721-1820
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Caricature
- Merchants—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Boys—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Paperboys—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Newspapers—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- Wilkes, John, 1725-1797—Caricatures and cartoons
- Authors, English—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Poets, English—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Goats—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- Occupations—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The minogoat.
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 01/Normal/18th c./Artists A-Bre GA 2011.00466
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcn009wf04c
- Publisher
- [s.l.] : [s.n.], 1780.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1780
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 24.5 x 34.5 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. 5777 (attributes to Austin).
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings
- Inscribed, verso: Two stanzas of a poem pasted on.
- Inscribed in plate, above: "Come & purchase poor Taff's dainty cakes, & fine fruit, hur will give you lies, noise, news, & nonsense to boot".
- Unsigned.
- Depiction: Caricature; occupation-related scene. Fruitier's shop with minogoat behind counter, newsboy in front of counter, back room with men and women seated around at table and John Wilkes standing with hat in hand.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Caricature
- Merchants—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Boys—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Paperboys—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Newspapers—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- Wilkes, John, 1725-1797—Caricatures and cartoons
- Authors, English—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Poets, English—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Goats—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- Occupations—England—London—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/c998120c-de0d-4d66-b183-5152c7117128/manifest