The funeral procession of Madam Geneva, Sepr 29, 1751 [graphic].

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Title
The funeral procession of Madam Geneva, Sepr 29, 1751 [graphic].
Contributor
Bowles, John, 1701-1779, publisher.
Clark, J. fl. 1736, publisher.
Published / Created
publish'd according to act of Parliament, [1751]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Printed for John Bowles & Son at the Black Horse in Cornhill, London
Abstract

"A re-issue of BM Satires 2277 referring to the Gin Act of 1736; the only alteration being the reference to the Act of 1751."--British Museum online catalogue

Description
Title from banner at top of image.
Title above image: To those meloncholly sufferers (by a severe act) the distillers this plate is most humbly inscrib'd by a lover of trade.
Original 1736 imprint in upper right corner burnished from plate.
Five columns of verse below image: Gins fun'ral mourn, lo! near the body, in ragged state moves rueful Loddy* ...
Temporary local subject terms: Bills: bill restricting sale of spirits, June 25, 1751 -- Buildings: warehouse -- Warehouses: liquor warehouse -- Signs: 'Green man and still' -- Street scenes: St. Giles's Street, London -- Processions -- Acts: Gin Act, 1736 -- Funerals -- Emblems: gin -- Cemetaries -- Beggars -- Architectural details: balcony -- Wagons -- Artists -- Drunkenness -- Poverty.
For further information consult library staff.
Mounted to 33 x 47 cm.
Provenance
Alfred Bowditch Collection ; Dec. 1966 ; Bowditch's note on mounting sheet: Truman Sale 1906.
Extent
1 print : sheet 27 x 37 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
751.09.29.01.2+

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Satires (Visual works) England 1751
Engravings England London 1757
Etchings England London 1757
Material
etching & engraving ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type
still image
Subjects
England > 1751
England > London > 1757

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Identifiers

Orbis Record
8618752
Object ID (OID)
10714494

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