Mosley, Charles, approximately 1720-approximately 1770, printmaker
Published / Created:
publish'd according to act of Parliament, Novr. 25, 1740.
Call Number:
740.11.25.02++
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
still image
Abstract:
"Satire on the British government's position in relation to the European political situation in 1740, in thirteen compartments with a scene for each month surrounded by a scrolling rococo framework and a central rectangular scene entitled 'A Year of Wonders' in which Frederick William I of Prussia (who died in May 1740), Emperor Charles VI (who died in October 1740), Empress Anna of Russia (died October 1740) and Pope Clement XII (died February 1740) approach Charon to be rowed across the river Styx ..."--British Museum online catalogue
Alternative Title:
Political calendar for the year 1740
Description:
Title engraved above image., After a design by Gravelot. See British Museum catalogue., Sheet trimmed within plate mark on bottom., Design in center of sheet over which is pasted a smaller sheet with letterpress "London almanack for the year of our Lord 1741 being the first after leap year"., Folded and mounted to 56 x 38 cm., Bowditch's ms. annotations on the mounting sheet., and Contemporary ms. annotations in two unidentified hands on recto.
