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The shadow of opposition.
1788
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 10/Normal/18th c./Artists Sayer-Z GA 2011.00687
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1788/03/31.
- People
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- Author
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Caricature
- Fox, Charles James 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Burke, Edmund 1729-1797—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sheridan, Richard Brinsley 1751-1816—Caricatures and cartoons
- Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn Earl of 1733-1805—Caricatures and cartoons
- Mansfield, David Murray Earl of 1727-1796—Caricatures and cartoons
- Smith-Stanley, Edward 1752-1834—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Shades and shadows—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The shadow of opposition.
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 10/Normal/18th c./Artists Sayer-Z GA 2011.00687
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc1544c1879
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1788/03/31.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1788
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 28 x 21.7 cm [mount]. sheet 21.3 x 16.2 cm [print].
- 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. 7289
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Aquatints
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Allegorical scene. Members of the House of Commons depicted as shadows.
- Signed in plate, lower left: "JS f.".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Caricature
- Fox, Charles James 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Burke, Edmund 1729-1797—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sheridan, Richard Brinsley 1751-1816—Caricatures and cartoons
- Rosslyn, Alexander Wedderburn Earl of 1733-1805—Caricatures and cartoons
- Mansfield, David Murray Earl of 1727-1796—Caricatures and cartoons
- Smith-Stanley, Edward 1752-1834—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Shades and shadows—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/5e10b5c8-2fe2-45e3-b863-ed7cdd34b187/manifest