The precipice 1766 [graphic].

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Description

Title
The precipice 1766 [graphic].
Published / Created
[1766]
Publication Place
London?
Publisher
publisher not identified
Description
Title from item.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Temporary local subject terms: Britannia (Symbolic character) -- Tools: pickaxe -- Emblems: Privy Seal -- Lighting: candle extinguisher -- Crowns: earl's coronet -- Ministries: Pitt's ministry, 1766 -- Allusion to William Henry Cavendish-Bentick, the Duke of Portland -- Allusion to Charles Townshend, 1725-1767 -- Ghosts.
Mounted to 32 x 48 cm.
Provenance
Alfred Bowditch Collection ; Dec. 1966 ;
Extent
1 print : sheet 29 x 33 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
766.08.00.03+

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1766
Etchings England London 1766
Material
etching ; and laid paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792
Camden, Charles Pratt, Earl, 1714-1794
Conway, Henry Seymour, 1721-1795
Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811
Townshend, Charles, 1725-1767
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778
Northington, Robert Henley, Earl of, 1708?-1772
Granby, John Manners, Marquis of, 1721-1770
Allen, Ralph, 1694-1764
Marlborough, Sarah Jennings Churchill, Duchess of, 1660-1744
Pynsent, William, Sir 1680 or 81-1765
Subjects
Augusta, Princess of Wales, 1719-1772 > Caricatures and cartoons
Bute, John Stuart, Earl of, 1713-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
Camden, Charles Pratt, Earl, 1714-1794 > Caricatures and cartoons
Conway, Henry Seymour, 1721-1795 > Caricatures and cartoons
Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, 1735-1811 > Caricatures and cartoons
Townshend, Charles, 1725-1767 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pitt, William, Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778 > Caricatures and cartoons
Northington, Robert Henley, Earl of, 1708?-1772 > Caricatures and cartoons
Granby, John Manners, Marquis of, 1721-1770 > Caricatures and cartoons
Allen, Ralph, 1694-1764 > Caricatures and cartoons
Marlborough, Sarah Jennings Churchill, Duchess of, 1660-1744 > Caricatures and cartoons
Pynsent, William, Sir 1680 or 81-1765 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1766
England > London > 1766

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
8421928
Object ID (OID)
10713307

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