An hieroglyphic letter from the [Princess of Wales] to the [Earl of Bute] found in the neighbourhood of South Audley Street. Postage sixpence. [graphic]

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Description

Title
An hieroglyphic letter from the [Princess of Wales] to the [Earl of Bute] found in the neighbourhood of South Audley Street. Postage sixpence. [graphic]
Contributor
Sumpter, Edward, active 1763-1787, publisher.
Published / Created
[1763]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
E. Sumpter
Description
Title from item which is in the form of a rebus: The Princess of Wales and the Earl of Bute are represented by their portraits.
Plate from: The Butiad, or, Political register. London : Printed for E. Sumpter, 1763.
Reduced copy, without plate number, of no. 4025 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4.
Temporary local subject terms: Resignations: Lord Bute's resignation, April 8, 1763.
Mounted to 31 x 31 cm.
Provenance
Alfred Bowditch Collection; December 1966;
Extent
1 print : sheet 12 x 19 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
763.04.08.04

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Rebuses
Book illustrations
Satires (Visual works) England 1763
Etchings England London 1763
Material
etching ; and laid paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772,
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792,
Subjects
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
England > 1763
England > London > 1763

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
8462988
Object ID (OID)
10713184

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