Blindman's buff [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- Blindman's buff [graphic].
- Alternative Title
-
Hilary campaign, or, The art of gunning in a masked battery laid open
Art of gunning in a masked battery laid open
Blindman's bluff - Creator
- Dent, William, active 1783-1793, printmaker, publisher
- Published / Created
- Feby. 24th, 1792.
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pubd. by W. Dent
- Abstract
-
"Social satire on the Gunning scandal: a line of four persons in a room, one blindfold, while a man trips over a woman."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
-
Title etched at top of image.
Attributed to William Dent in the British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1988,1001.8.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Printed on watermarked paper. Line of dialogue "Take care he dont catch you" added in brown ink within right portion of image, in a contemporary hand. - Provenance
- White Fox Rare Books; March 2025.
- Extent
- 1 print : plate mark 24.6 x 35 cm, on sheet 26.6 x 42 cm
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 792.02.24.01+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1792
Etchings England London 1792
Watermarks (Paper)
Annotations (Provenance) 18th century - Material
- etching ; and laid paper.
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Name)
- Gunning, Miss 1769-1823 (Elizabeth),
- Subject (Topic)
-
Scandals
Blindfolds
Blind man's bluff
Fireplaces
Falling
Doors & doorways - Subjects
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Gunning, Miss (Elizabeth), 1769-1823 > Caricatures and cartoons
Scandals
Blindfolds
Blind man's bluff
Fireplaces
Falling
Doors & doorways
England > 1792
England > London > 1792
18th century
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 17649278
- Object ID (OID)
- 33330207