The infant Hercules [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The infant Hercules [graphic].
- Creator
- Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827, printmaker
- Contributor
- Humphrey, William, approximately 1740-approximately 1810, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [3 February 1784]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. Feby. 3d, 1784, by W. Humphrey, No. 227 Strand
- Abstract
-
William Pitt, shown as a child sitting on the "Shield of Chatham," grasps by the neck two serpents, one with the head of Fox, the other with that of North. Fox's tail is inscribed, "Bill East India" and is entwined with North's tail labeled "American war."
- Description
-
Title etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark. - Extent
- 1 print : sheet 26 x 34 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 784.02.03.01+ Impression 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1784
Etchings England London 1784 - Material
- etching with stipple, hand-colored ;
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name)
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Pitt, William, 1759-1806
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792
East India Company. - Subject (Topic)
-
Politics and government
Snakes
Shields - Subjects
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Pitt, William, 1759-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
North, Frederick, Lord, 1732-1792 > Caricatures and cartoons
East India Company
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1760-1789
Snakes
Shields
England > 1784
England > London > 1784
Riviere & Son > Binding
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley > Ownership
Harvey, Francis > Ownership
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 6967530
- Object ID (OID)
- 10727399