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Winding up to a pitch, the automaton Scaramouch, - or, - Harlequin courier's delight.
1821
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 21/Normal/19th c./Artists Lane-N GA 2011.00960
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1821/02/17.
- People
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- Author
- Lane, Theodore, 1800-1828
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Caricature
- Bergami, Bartolomeo Bergami, Baron—Caricatures and cartoons
- Harlequin (Fictitious character)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Queens—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Puppeteers—Italy—Cernobbio—19th cnetury—Caricatures and cartoons
- Theater—Italy—Cernobbio—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Como, Lake (Italy)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821—Relations with men—Caricatures and cartoons
- Cernobbio (Italy)—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Italy—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Winding up to a pitch, the automaton Scaramouch, - or, - Harlequin courier's delight.
- Call Number
- E South 12/GC021/Box 21/Normal/19th c./Artists Lane-N GA 2011.00960
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcp8419102x
- Publisher
- London : [s.n.], 1821/02/17.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1821
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 38.5 x 27.6 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. 14120 (tentatively attributes to Lane).
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
- Depiction: Caricature; political cartoon. Allegorical scene. Bergami (as Harlequin), pulls string on puppet (Caroline); parody of drama in which Caroline performed.
- Unsigned.
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century
- Caricature
- Bergami, Bartolomeo Bergami, Baron—Caricatures and cartoons
- Harlequin (Fictitious character)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Queens—Great Britain—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Anthropomorphism in art
- Puppeteers—Italy—Cernobbio—19th cnetury—Caricatures and cartoons
- Theater—Italy—Cernobbio—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Como, Lake (Italy)—Caricatures and cartoons
- Caroline, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821—Relations with men—Caricatures and cartoons
- Cernobbio (Italy)—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons
- Italy—History—19th 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/9aaa9a58-bb33-4a56-b69e-f356a844a8ab/manifest