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The thistle reel.
1775
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Omega Project
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 13/GC021/Box 37/Normal/Unidentified Artists/Titles The pr-The t GA 2011.01326
- Publisher
- [London : [s.n.], n.d. [1775/03/01]
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Caricature
- North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792—Caricatures and cartoons
- Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792—Caricatures and cartoons
- Devil—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Quebec (Province). Quebec Act—Caricatures and cartoons
- Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793—Caricatures and cartoons
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The thistle reel.
- Call Number
- E South 13/GC021/Box 37/Normal/Unidentified Artists/Titles The pr-The t GA 2011.01326
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc2v23w6237
- Publisher
- [London : [s.n.], n.d. [1775/03/01]
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1775
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 22.5 x 14.2 cm.
- References
- British Museum. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, [1978]. No. 5285 (gives date as 1775/03/01).
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Unidentified Artist [caricaturist]
- Medium: Etchings, Engravings
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Allegorical scene. North, Bute and Mansfield (holding Quebec Bill) standing beside a giant thistle; devil playing bagpipe; banner surrounds thistle stem, inscribed "Honi soit qui mal y pense".
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Caricature
- North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792—Caricatures and cartoons
- Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792—Caricatures and cartoons
- Devil—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Quebec (Province). Quebec Act—Caricatures and cartoons
- Mansfield, William Murray, Earl of, 1705-1793—Caricatures and cartoons
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
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/bb9e18c8-8f58-4433-ab27-8a0bc1a97195/manifest