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The modern colossus.
1784
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 13/GC021/Box 36/Normal/Unidentified Artists/Titles The e-The po GA 2011.01299
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1784/05/28.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Caricature
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- India—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Playing cards—Caricatures and cartoons
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Covent Garden (London, England)—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Devonshire, Georgiana Spencer Cavendish, Duchess of, 1757-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Elections—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774—Caricatures and cartoons
- Lightning—Caricatures and cartoons
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The modern colossus.
- Call Number
- E South 13/GC021/Box 36/Normal/Unidentified Artists/Titles The e-The po GA 2011.01299
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcrv043593s
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1784/05/28.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1784
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 38.4 x 27.3 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. 6601
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Unidentified Artist [caricaturist]
- Medium: Etchings
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Allegorical scene. Gigantic Fox stands over ocean with each foot standing on a separate country.
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Caricature
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- India—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Playing cards—Caricatures and cartoons
- Pitt, William, 1759-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Covent Garden (London, England)—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Devonshire, Georgiana Spencer Cavendish, Duchess of, 1757-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Elections—Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774—Caricatures and cartoons
- Lightning—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/5557b627-fc95-4dab-97a9-21ef1353fe74/manifest