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The tombs of the worthies.
1784
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 13/GC021/Box 37/Normal/Unidentified Artists/Titles The pr-The t GA 2011.01328
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1784/03/27.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Caricature
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816—Caricatures and cartoons
- North, Frederick, Earl of Guilford, 1766-1827—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Grief—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Foxes—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- Catacombs—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- Gallows—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Tombs—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The tombs of the worthies.
- Call Number
- E South 13/GC021/Box 37/Normal/Unidentified Artists/Titles The pr-The t GA 2011.01328
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc3197xz92j
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1784/03/27.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1784
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 22.4 x 35.5 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. 6470
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Unidentified Artist [caricaturist]
- Medium: Etchings
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Allegorical scene. Catacomb interior with Burke and Sheridan grieving beside the joint tomb of North and Fox. Satire on the defeat of the Coalition.
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Caricature
- Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797—Caricatures and cartoons
- Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816—Caricatures and cartoons
- North, Frederick, Earl of Guilford, 1766-1827—Caricatures and cartoons
- Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons
- Grief—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Foxes—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- Catacombs—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- Gallows—England—London—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Tombs—England—London—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/56ba14f2-9a80-4740-97ca-5ec4a3d3a741/manifest