The modern Atlass [graphic].

Description

Title: The modern Atlass [graphic].
Alternative Title: Modern Atlas
Creator: Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
Contributor: Fores, S. W., publisher.
Published / Created: [6 April 1791]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. April 6, 1791, by S.W. Fores, No. 3 Piccadilly
Description: Title from item.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Sheet trimmed to plate mark.
'6' in imprint reversed to 'd'.
Temporary local subject terms: Allusion to Pantheon -- Carlton House: colonnade -- Prince of Wales's support of the Haymarket Opera House -- Rivalry: Haymarket Opera House vs. Pantheon.
Watermark: fleur-de-lis on crowned shield with monogram W at bottom.
Stamped 'Clark, Norwood' on verso.
Provenance: Old Print Shop ; June 1962 ;
Extent: 1 print : sheet 24.8 x 35 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1791
Etchings England London 1791
Material: etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
Weltje, Louis, 1745-1810
Subject (Topic): Atlas (Greek deity)
Subjects: George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816 > Caricatures and cartoons
Weltje, Louis, 1745-1810 > Caricatures and cartoons
Atlas (Greek deity)
England > 1791
England > London > 1791

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