Self murder, or, The wolf tried and convicted on his own evidence [graphic].

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Title: Self murder, or, The wolf tried and convicted on his own evidence [graphic].
Alternative Title: Wolf tried and convicted on his own evidence
Creator: Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811, printmaker
Contributor: Fores, S. W., publisher.
Published / Created: [28 August 1791]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pub. Aug. 28, 1791, S.W. Fores, N. 3 Piccadilly
Description: Title from item.
Temporary local subject terms: Dissenters -- Executions: hangings -- Clergy: bishops -- Clergy: parsons -- Demons -- Watering cans -- Cannons -- Buildings: exterior of a Gothic church -- Serpents -- Expressions of speech: wolf in sheep's clothing -- Expressions of speech: dignitaries of Church as caterpillars.
Watermark: fleur-de-lis on crowned shield with initials G R below.
Mounted to 27 x 40 cm.
Provenance: Alfred Bowditch Collection; December 1966;
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 25 x 35.3 cm, on sheet 26 x 38 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): Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804
Price, Richard, 1723-1791
Wesley, John, 1703-1791
Lindsey, Theophilus, 1723-1808
Subject (Topic): Clergy
England
Subjects: Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804 > Caricatures and cartoons
Price, Richard, 1723-1791 > Caricatures and cartoons
Wesley, John, 1703-1791 > Caricatures and cartoons
Lindsey, Theophilus, 1723-1808 > Caricatures and cartoons
Clergy > England
England > 1791
England > London > 1791

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