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Werter a tragedy for masters & misses.
1786
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 10/Normal/18th c./Artists Sayer-Z GA 2011.00690
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1786/03/27.
- People
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- Author
- Sayers, James, 1748-1823
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Caricature
- Reynolds, Frederick, 1764-1841. Werter—Caricatures and cartoons
- Theater—England—London—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Actors—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Actresses—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Suicide—Caricatures and cartoons
- Holman, J. G. (Joseph George), 1764-1817—Caricatures and cartoons
- Farren, William, 1754-1795—Caricatures and cartoons
- Brunton, Anne, 1768-1808—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Werter a tragedy for masters & misses.
- Call Number
- E South 11/GC021/Box 10/Normal/18th c./Artists Sayer-Z GA 2011.00690
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcg732dn77c
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1786/03/27.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1786
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 20.5 x 24 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. 7054
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Aquatints
- Depiction: Caricature regarding theater. Scene from Werter, referencing suicide; shows empty theater box at right.
- Signed in plate, lower left: "JS f.".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Caricature
- Reynolds, Frederick, 1764-1841. Werter—Caricatures and cartoons
- Theater—England—London—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Actors—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Actresses—England—London—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Suicide—Caricatures and cartoons
- Holman, J. G. (Joseph George), 1764-1817—Caricatures and cartoons
- Farren, William, 1754-1795—Caricatures and cartoons
- Brunton, Anne, 1768-1808—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—18th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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/4e8dab24-bdd7-4741-9478-dfbc77a1f28e/manifest