The s- puppitt shew, or, The whole play of King Solomon the wise [graphic].

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Title: The s- puppitt shew, or, The whole play of King Solomon the wise [graphic].
Alternative Title: Whole play of King Solomon the wise
State puppitt shew
State puppet show
Contributor: Sumpter, Edward, active 1763-1787, publisher.
Published / Created: [1763]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: E. Sumpter
Description: Title from caption etched above image.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Plate from: The Butiad, or, Political register. London : Printed for E. Sumpter, 1763.
Eight lines of verse in two columns below image: Walk in my good masters & see the fine play, which the Devil & Sawney au [sic] shewing away ...
Below verse: Price 6d.
Temporary local subject terms: Interiors: theater -- Theatrical performances: puppet shows -- Literature: allusion to Elvira by David Mallet -- Reference to excise -- Devil -- Emblems: French monkey with bagpipes.
1 print : etching on laid paper ; plate mark 17.3 x 26.5 cm., on sheet 18 x 27 cm., mounted to 35 x 47 cm.
Provenance: Alfred Bowditch Collection; December 1966;
Extent: 1 print : sheet 18 x 26 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1763
Etchings England London 1763
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
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774
Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771
Subjects: George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 > Caricatures and cartoons
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bedford, John Russell, Duke of, 1710-1771 > Caricatures and cartoons
Treaty of Paris (1763 February 10)
England > 1763
England > London > 1763

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