The frogs rejecting their king [graphic].

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Title: The frogs rejecting their king [graphic].
Creator: Cawse, John, 1779-1862, printmaker
Contributor: Fores, S. W., publisher.
Published / Created: Octr. 42 [i.e., 24], 1799.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd by S.W. Fores, Piccadilly
Description: Title from caption etched below image.
Printmaker from British Museum catalogue.
Two lines of text below image: At first they regarded their monarch with great reverence, but perceiving his tame and peacable disposition they at length treated him with the utmost contempt. Esops fables.
Temporary local subject terms: Dutchmen -- Flags: French flag -- British flag -- Female dress: hats -- Bonnets rouges -- Frogs -- Literature: reference to Aesop's Fables.
Provenance: Walter Schatzki ; Feb. 1961 ;
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 25.2 x 35.8 cm, on sheet 28 x 39 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1799
Engravings England London 1799
Etchings England London 1799
Watermarks (Paper) E & C T Russell 1797
Material: etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): William V, Prince of Orange, 1748-1806
Subjects: William V, Prince of Orange, 1748-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1799
England > London > 1799
E & C T Russell > 1797

Access: Public
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