Fish out of water, or, Bishops without sees. No burlesque

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33385925

Description

Title
Fish out of water, or, Bishops without sees. No burlesque
Alternative Title
Bishops without sees
Creator
Summers, W. (William), 1816-1880, printmaker
Contributor
Tregear, G. S. active 19th century, publisher.
Published / Created
[approximately 1825]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
Published by G. Tregear, Cheapside
Abstract

A satire showing bishops with the bodies of fish and crabs, under the "waters of agitation" and weeping over their loss of livings and tithes. One holds a bag labelled "Place, £10,000."

Description
Title etched below image.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum.
Text below printmaker's name mostly burnished from the plate: Old [illegible] red [illegible].
Formerly mounted on blue album paper.
Provenance
Michael Finney; July 2025.
Extent
1 print : sheet 25 x 35 cm
Extent of Digitization
This object has been completely digitized.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
825.00.00.128+

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Satires (Visual works) England 1825
Etchings England London 1825
Material
etching ; and hand-colored.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Topic)
Bishops
Fish
Shellfish
Tithes
Miters
Subjects
Bishops
Fish
Shellfish
Tithes
Miters
England > 1825
England > London > 1825

Access And Usage Rights

Access
Public

Identifiers

Catalog Record
991010496346608651
Object ID (OID)
33385925

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