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The true contrast.
1757
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 13/GC021/Box 37/Normal/Unidentified Artists/Titles The pr-The t GA 2011.01329
- Publisher
- [s.l.] : [s.n.], 1757.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Caricature
- Foxes—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778—Caricatures and cartoons
- Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774—Caricatures and cartoons
- George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760—Correspondence—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—Kings and rulers—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- The true contrast.
- Call Number
- E South 13/GC021/Box 37/Normal/Unidentified Artists/Titles The pr-The t GA 2011.01329
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dch989rg05r
- Publisher
- [s.l.] : [s.n.], 1757.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1757
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 26.2 x 42.8 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. 3595
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Unidentified Artist [caricaturist]
- Medium: Etchings
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Allegorical scene. Shows Pitt and Fox (with head of a fox), each reacting to letters from George IV.
- Signed in plate, lower center: "L P Bitehard invt. 1757".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—18th century
- Caricature
- Foxes—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778—Caricatures and cartoons
- Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774—Caricatures and cartoons
- George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1760—Correspondence—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—Kings and rulers—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—18th century—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/81c1e852-456f-4291-9b90-6312c27a8266/manifest