An hieroglyphic poetical epistle from [a gentleman] to [a lady] [graphic].

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Title: An hieroglyphic poetical epistle from [a gentleman] to [a lady] [graphic].
Contributor: Laurie & Whittle, publisher.
Published / Created: [21 October 1770]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Printed 21st October 1770, by Laurie & Whittle, No. 53 Fleet Street, London
Description: Title from item.
Engraved rhymed letter in form of rebus.
The words 'gentleman' and 'lady' within title are represented by portrait profiles of a young man and a young woman, respectively.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Temporary local subject terms: Hieroglyphs -- Letters.
Publication date partially erased from this impression and the last two digits, i.e., '70,' supplied in contemporary manuscript.
Watermark: 1814.
Provenance: Leverhulme-Auchincloss ;
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 34.9 x 22.6 cm, on sheet 36 x 24 cm
Language: English

Genre: Rebuses
Satires (Visual works) England 1770
Etchings England London 1770
Watermarks (Paper)
Material: etching ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subjects: England > 1770
England > London > 1770

Access: Public
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