[King] of Prussias s[peech] [to] [Britannia] 1756 [graphic].

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Title: [King] of Prussias s[peech] [to] [Britannia] 1756 [graphic].
Alternative Title: King of Prussia's speech to Britannia 1756
Contributor: Darly, Matthias, approximately 1720-approximately 1778, publisher.
Edwards, George, 1694-1773, publisher.
Published / Created: [20 November 1756]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Publish'd according to act Novr. 20, 1756, by Darly & Edwards at [the] Acorn facing Hungerford, Strand
Description: Title from item.
Plate numbered '47' in upper right corner of image.
An engraved letter in the form of rebus.
The following words within title are represented by a rebus: king by an image of a king, 'peech' in 'speech' by a peach, to by a toe, Britannia by an image of Britannia.
Plate from: A political and satyrical history of the years 1756 and 1757. London: Printed for E. Morris, [1757].
Mounted to 18 x 24 cm.
Provenance: Alfred Bowditch Collection ; Dec., 1966 ;
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 11 x 7.9 cm, on sheet 14 x 10 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1756
Rebuses
Etchings England London 1756
Book illustrations
Material: etching ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786
Subjects: Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1756
England > London > 1756

Access: Public
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