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
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)
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
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

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Identifiers

Catalog Record
8423901
Object ID (OID)
10713320

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