The colossus [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The colossus [graphic].
- Published / Created
- [1767]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- publisher not identified
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Publication place and date inferred from those of the periodical for which this plate was engraved.
Four lines of verse below image: Why man he doth bestride this narrow world like a colossus; and we petty ministers ...
Plate from: The Political register and London museum. London : J. Almon, v. 1 (1767).
Temporary local subject terms: Buildings: St. James's Palace -- Scourges -- Colossi: Colossus of Rhodes -- Emblems: goat as lust -- Snake as fraud -- Praying -- Gout -- Literature: paraphrased quotation from Julius Caesar by Shakespeare, i.2.
Mounted to 37 x 26 cm. - Provenance
- Alfred Bowditch Collection; December 1966;
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 19 x 12.5 cm, on sheet 22 x 14 cm
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 767.09.00.01 Impression 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1767
Periodical illustrations
Etchings England London 1767 - Material
- etching with engraving ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
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William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774
Scott, James, 1733-1814
Temple, Richard Grenville-Temple, Earl, 1711-1779
Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768
Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, Marquis of, 1730-1782
Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811
Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792
Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771
Hertford, Francis Seymour Conway, Marquess of, 1719-1794
Norton, Fletcher, 1716-1789 - Subjects
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William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774 > Caricatures and cartoons
Scott, James, 1733-1814 > Caricatures and cartoons
Temple, Richard Grenville-Temple, Earl, 1711-1779 > Caricatures and cartoons
Newcastle, Thomas Pelham-Holles, Duke of, 1693-1768 > Caricatures and cartoons
Rockingham, Charles Watson-Wentworth, Marquis of, 1730-1782 > Caricatures and cartoons
Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sandwich, John Montagu, Earl of, 1718-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771 > Caricatures and cartoons
Hertford, Francis Seymour Conway, Marquess of, 1719-1794 > Caricatures and cartoons
Norton, Fletcher, 1716-1789 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1767
England > London > 1767
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 8423901
- Object ID (OID)
- 10713320