Old Q-uiz the old goat of Piccadilly [graphic] / drawn & etch'd by R. Dighton.

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Description

Title
Old Q-uiz the old goat of Piccadilly [graphic] / drawn & etch'd by R. Dighton.
Alternative Title
Old Quiz the old goat of Piccadilly
Creator
Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, printmaker.
Contributor
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, artist, publisher.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Queensbury, William Douglas,--Duke of,--1724-1811--Caricatures and cartoons.
Riviere & Son Binding.
Published / Created
1796 February 25
Copyright Date
[25 February 1796]
Publication Place
[London]
Publisher
R. Dighton, Charing Cross
Abstract

"Queensberry (right), walking beside a buxom young milliner, puts out an arm to touch her. His left hand is in a large muff. He wears a star and from his coat-pocket issue bottles labelled 'Renovating Balsam' and 'Velno's Vegetable Syrup' (see British Museum Satires No. 7592). She carries an arched-topped coffer (as in British Museum Satires No. 4923) and seems not unwilling."--British Museum online catalogue.

Description
Temporary local subject terms: Male dress: Muffs -- Trades: Milliners -- Medicine: Velno's vegetable syrup -- Renovating balsam -- Containers: Milliners' coffer.
Title etched below image.
Two lines of text below image: A shining star - in the British Peerage, and a usefull ornament to society, fudge.
Extent
1 print : etching on wove paper, hand-colored ; plate mark 25.3 x 24.2 cm, on sheet 38 x 27 cm
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
Auchincloss Rowlandson v. 1
Collection Title
The political and humourous works of Thomas Rowlandson, 1774-1825
Collection / Other Creator
Harvey, Francis
Collection Created
London
Container / Volume
Vol. 1 (Box 2 of 2) | Folder I-89

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
still image
Genre
Etchings--England--London--1796.
Satires (Visual works)--England--1796.
Resource Type
Prints & Photographs
Subject (Name)
Auchincloss, Hugh Dudley--Ownership.
Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814, artist, publisher.
Harvey, Francis--Ownership.
Queensbury, William Douglas,--Duke of,--1724-1811--Caricatures and cartoons.
Riviere & Son Binding.

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.
Citation
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 7, no. 8867

Identifiers

Orbis Record
8061935
Object ID (OID)
11791414

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