The Scotch tent, or, True contrast [graphic].

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Description

Title
The Scotch tent, or, True contrast [graphic].
Alternative Title
True contrast
Contributor
Townshend, George Townshend, Marquis, 1724-1807, artist.
Sumpter, Edward, active 1763-1787, publisher.
Published / Created
[1763]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
E. Sumpter
Abstract

"Satire in the form of a transparency on the Earl of Bute and his dominance of the king in contrast to the Duke of Cumberland's loyalty, with a reference to William Hogarth. A large tartan military tent decorated with an irradiated jack-boot from which a thistle emerges; fleurs-de-lis on the border of the roof. On the left, stands Cumberland, "Emblem of England" vowing to stop "this Scotch & French scheme"; on the right, stands the Duke of Nivernois, "Emblem of the state of France", trembling in fear of Cumberland. When held to the light figures within the tent (printed on a backing sheet) are revealed: Princess Augusta and Bute express their mutual affection while George III stands beneath a petticoat implying female rule."--British Museum online catalogue

Description
Title from item.
Plate numbered '23' in upper right corner.
Plate from: The British antidote to Caledonian poison ... for the year 1762. ... [London] : Sold at Mr. Sumpter's bookseller, [1763].
Temporary local subject terms: Tents -- Emblems: jack boot for Lord Bute -- Emblems: fleur-de-lis -- Emblems: petticoat for the Princess of Wales.
Mounted to 30 x 34 cm.
Provenance
Alfred Bowditch Collection ; Dec. 1966 ;
Extent
1 print : plate mark 8.7 x 11.9 cm, on sheet 12 x 19 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
762.09.00.26

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Caricatures and cartoons
Transparent prints
Transparencies
Satires (Visual works) England 1762
Etchings England London 1762
Book illustrations
Material
etching ; and laid paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772
William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
Nivernais, Louis Jules Barbon Mancini-Mazarini, duc de, 1716-1798
Subjects
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772 > Caricatures and cartoons
William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Nivernais, Louis Jules Barbon Mancini-Mazarini, duc de, 1716-1798 > Caricatures and cartoons
Treaty of Paris (1763 February 10)
England > 1762
England > London > 1762

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
8538833
Object ID (OID)
10713096

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