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Truth in jeopardy, or power, versus freedom.
1811
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 12/Normal/19th c./Artists DeWilde-Dighton GA 2011.00735
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1811/04/01.
- People
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- Author
- De Wilde, Samuel, 1751-1832
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Caricature
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Personification in art
- Truth—Caricatures and cartoons
- Holland, Henry Richard Vassall Baron 1773-1840—Caricatures and cartoons
- Gibbs, Vicary Sir 1751-1820—Caricatures and cartoons
- Ellenborough, Edward Law Baron 1750-1818—Caricatures and cartoons
- Erskine, Henry 1746-1817—Caricatures and cartoons
- Perceval, Spencer 1762-1812—Caricatures and cartoons
- Radnor, William Pleydell-Bouverie Earl of 1779-1869—Caricatures and cartoons
- Eldon, John Scott Earl of 1751-1838—Caricatures and cartoons
- Harrowby, Dudley Ryder Earl of 1762-1847—Caricatures and cartoons
- Murderers—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Libel and slander—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Symoblism in art
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Truth in jeopardy, or power, versus freedom.
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 12/Normal/19th c./Artists DeWilde-Dighton GA 2011.00735
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dc5712mk34s
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1811/04/01.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1811
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 23.3 x 37.3 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. 11717 (attributes to De Wilde).
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Allegorical scene. Truth personified, protected by several politicians while being attacked by others in a cemetery with open grave.
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Caricature
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Personification in art
- Truth—Caricatures and cartoons
- Holland, Henry Richard Vassall Baron 1773-1840—Caricatures and cartoons
- Gibbs, Vicary Sir 1751-1820—Caricatures and cartoons
- Ellenborough, Edward Law Baron 1750-1818—Caricatures and cartoons
- Erskine, Henry 1746-1817—Caricatures and cartoons
- Perceval, Spencer 1762-1812—Caricatures and cartoons
- Radnor, William Pleydell-Bouverie Earl of 1779-1869—Caricatures and cartoons
- Eldon, John Scott Earl of 1751-1838—Caricatures and cartoons
- Harrowby, Dudley Ryder Earl of 1762-1847—Caricatures and cartoons
- Murderers—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Libel and slander—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Prime ministers—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Symoblism in art
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/f8e9ac03-d47c-458a-a6d6-02aeafcf32a9/manifest