The head of the pole!!! [graphic]

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Description

Title
The head of the pole!!! [graphic]
Creator
Vowles, S., active 1820-1825, printmaker
Published / Created
[24 August 1820]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Pubd. 24 Augt.1820 by one of the Society for Exposing of Vice
Abstract

"Caricature on George IV, standing holding a placard wearing cuckold's horns."--British Museum online catalogue

Description
Title from text below image.
Printmaker's name in statement of responsibility in the form of a monogrammatic device formed by the letters "SV" followed by a depiction of an owl and the letters "es".
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Provenance
Grosvenor Prints; June 2024.
Extent
1 print : sheet 37 x 26.8 cm
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
820.08.24.01

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Caricatures and cartoons
Monograms
Satires (Visual works) England 1820
Lithographs England London 1820
Annotations (Provenance) 19th century
Watermarks (Paper) D. & A. Cowan
Material
lithograph ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Subject (Topic)
Horns (Anatomy)
Signs (Notices)
Adultery
Subjects
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Horns (Anatomy)
Signs (Notices)
Adultery
England > 1820
England > London > 1820
19th century
D. & A. Cowan
Gee, Ernest R., 1878-1956 > Ownership
Gladstone, W. E. (William Ewart), 1809-1898 > Ms. notes
Gladstone, Robertson, 1805-1875 > Ownership

Access And Usage Rights

Access
Public

Identifiers

Catalog Record
17178032
Object ID (OID)
33224094

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