Mars in disguise, or, The terrors of the bear skin [graphic]

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Title: Mars in disguise, or, The terrors of the bear skin [graphic]
Alternative Title: Terrors of the bear skin
Published / Created: [1773?]
Publication Place: London?
Publisher: publisher not identified
Description: Title from item.
Date supplied by cataloger based on subject.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark resulting in loss of imprint. Cf. Undated impression in the Library of Congress.
Above title motto of Hanover arms: Nec aspera terrent.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Temporary local subject terms: Military: Guards -- Military uniforms: Guards' bearskin -- Weapons: bayoneted musket -- Street scenes -- Buildings: St. James's Palace -- Mythology: allusion to Mars.
Watermark: Strasburg lily.
Window mounted to 35 x 26 cm.
Provenance: Leverhulme-Auchincloss, vol. i, p. 176.
Extent: 1 print : sheet 32 x 24 cm
Language: English

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1773
Etchings England London 1773
Watermarks (Paper)
Material: etching ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Topic): Chimney sweeps
Dogs
Subjects: Chimney sweeps
Dogs
England > 1773
England > London > 1773

Access: Public
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