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Vorstellung der Köpf Maschiene in Paris : vermöge welcher in einer viertelsthund 25 Personen können enthauptet werden Ao. 1792.
1792
Satirical print showing a device by which 25 people can be beheaded every 15 minutes; etching with engraving, engraved text in German and French.
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 09/GC018/Box 04/Normal/18th c./Artists M-Wh GA 2022.00076
- Publisher
- [Augsburg] : [J.M. Will], 1792.
- People
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- Language
- German
- Subject
- Beheading in art—Caricatures and cartoons—Early works to 1800
- Death in art—Caricatures and cartoons—Early works to 1800
- Executions and executioners—France—Paris—Caricatures and cartoons—Early works to 1800
- Paris (France)—History—Revolution, 1789-1799—Caricatures and cartoons—Early works to 1800
- France—History—Revolution, 1789-1799—Caricatures and cartoons—Early works to 1800
- Guillotine—France—Paris—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons—Early works to 1800
- Etchings—Germany—1792
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Item Summary
Satirical print showing a device by which 25 people can be beheaded every 15 minutes; etching with engraving, engraved text in German and French.
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Vorstellung der Köpf Maschiene in Paris : vermöge welcher in einer viertelsthund 25 Personen können enthauptet werden Ao. 1792.
- Call Number
- E South 09/GC018/Box 04/Normal/18th c./Artists M-Wh GA 2022.00076
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcrf55zm430
- Publisher
- [Augsburg] : [J.M. Will], 1792.
- Language
- German
- Date Created
- 1792
- Extent
- 1 print : ill. (engraving) ; 35.1 x 46.8 cm
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Numbered in plate, upper right: "145".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Beheading in art—Caricatures and cartoons—Early works to 1800
- Death in art—Caricatures and cartoons—Early works to 1800
- Executions and executioners—France—Paris—Caricatures and cartoons—Early works to 1800
- Paris (France)—History—Revolution, 1789-1799—Caricatures and cartoons—Early works to 1800
- France—History—Revolution, 1789-1799—Caricatures and cartoons—Early works to 1800
- Guillotine—France—Paris—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons—Early works to 1800
- Etchings—Germany—1792
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/e981e540-9638-4778-9669-41ad9980db9f/manifest