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The Royal ass.
1780
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Omega Project
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 05/Normal/18th c./Artists C-Dighton GA 2011.00566
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1780/05/20.
- People
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- Author
- Stewart
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Caricature
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Donkeys—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Boys—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Bishops—England—York—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Markham, William, 1719-1807—Caricatures and cartoons
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820—Caricatures and cartoons
- Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—Kings and rulers—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Devil—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The Royal ass.
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 05/Normal/18th c./Artists C-Dighton GA 2011.00566
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc4x51hw79r
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1780/05/20.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1780
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 19.7 x 26.6 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. 5669
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Allegorical scene. Bute (as a devil) leads George III (as a donkey); Markam and two of George's sons follow.
- Signed in plate, lower left: "York sculpsit".
- Signed in plate, lower right: "Stewart delt.".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Caricature
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Donkeys—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Boys—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Bishops—England—York—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Markham, William, 1719-1807—Caricatures and cartoons
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820—Caricatures and cartoons
- Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—Kings and rulers—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Devil—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—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/fdc8a8d1-af1d-46d7-81e7-b1ee9af4907e/manifest