The politician [graphic]

Description

Title: The politician [graphic]
Creator: Cook, Thomas, approximately 1744-1818, printmaker
Contributor: Hogarth, William, 1697-1764, artist.
Published / Created: July 1st, 1809.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published by Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme
Abstract: A politician sits center in a chair before a table with a single candlestick on top. He holds the candle itself in his hand as he closely examines a sheet of paper, oblivious to the fact that the candle is burning a hole in the brim of his hat. A copy after Hogarth without the two wall maps
Description: Title etched below image.
Copy of No. 1980 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 2.
Provenance: Gift of Joseph Verner Reed (Yale 1926) to the Yale Library, 1958. Portions were transferred to Lewis Walpole Library 1960. For other items from this gift refer to Beinecke Library's GEN MSS 1000.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 278 x 208 mm
Language: English

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1809
Etchings England London 1809
Material: etching and engraving ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain.
Subject (Topic): Politicians
Subjects: Politicians > Great Britain
England > 1809
England > London > 1809

Access: Public
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