The lion that was mistaken for an ass The ass that some mistake for a lion ; Loyalty at Oxford. [graphic]

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Title
The lion that was mistaken for an ass The ass that some mistake for a lion ; Loyalty at Oxford. [graphic]
Creator
Seymour, Robert, 1798-1836, printmaker
Contributor
Ducôté, A. active 1827-1841
McLean, T. publisher.
Published / Created
[1 November 1835]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
T. McLean and A. Ducôte's lithography, St. Martins Lane
Abstract

Three separately titled images on one sheet. THE LION THAT WAS MISTAKEN FOR AN ASS: A hybrid creature symbolizing French King Louis Philippe I, which is half lion (wearing a crown and with "Le Roi" on its forehead) and half donkey ("Le Citoyen" on its forehead), stomps on two snakes that are labeled "Free Press" and "Assassination." THE ASS THAT SOME MISTAKE FOR A LION: The same hybrid creature is turned the other way, with the lion portion facing the viewer. LOYALTY AT OXFORD: Men in academic dress surround a standing woman, with those in the foreground kneeling and kissing her hands while those in the background raise their mortarboards in salute

Description
Title from text below the individual images.
Attributed to Robert Seymour in the British Museum online catalogue.
Publisher from publisher's statement "Published on the first of every month by Thos. McLean, 26 Haymarket, London" on first page of magazine; date of publication from series numbering "Vol. 6th, Novr. 1st, 1835" on first page of magazine. See British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1868,0808.12362.
One page of a monthly magazine that consisted of four pages.
Provenance
Brian Maidment; July 2024.
Extent
1 print : sheet 39.1 x 26.8 cm.
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
Maidment Se521 no. 15 Box 4

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Caricatures and cartoons
Periodical illustrations
Satires (Visual works) England 1835
Lithographs England London 1835
Material
lithograph ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
Louis Philippe, King of the French, 1773-1850
Subject (Topic)
Lions
Donkeys
Snakes
Academic costumes
Mortarboards (Caps)
Kneeling
Subjects
Louis Philippe, King of the French, 1773-1850 > Caricatures and cartoons
Lions
Donkeys
Snakes
Academic costumes
Mortarboards (Caps)
Kneeling
England > 1835
England > London > 1835
Maidment, Brian > Donor

Access And Usage Rights

Access
Public

Identifiers

Catalog Record
99175547373408651
Object ID (OID)
33379693

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