COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Political Cartoons
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JCBMAPS~2~2
JCB Political Cartoons
Collection
true
Accession number:
7168-3-1
accession_number
7168-3-1
Accession number
false
Call number:
DC/P769ra
call_number
DC/P769ra
Call number
false
Title:
Malice and Fortitude.
title
Malice and Fortitude.
Title
false
Place:
[London]
place
[London]
Place
false
Date:
[1768]
date
[1768]
Date
false
Image technique:
Etching
image_technique
Etching
Image technique
false
Image dimensions:
14.2 x 10.7 cm.
image_dimensions
14.2 x 10.7 cm.
Image dimensions
false
Narrative description:
John Wilkes is threatened by enemies, including the Princess of Wales and the Earl of Bute, who were popularly suspected of making several attempts to murder him. Images include: John Stuart, Earl of Bute, with a sword; John Montague, Earl Sandwich, as a jockey with a cricket bat; Fletcher Norton, Baron Grantley; the Magna Carta; William Murray, Earl of Mansfield; Truth.
narrative_description
John Wilkes is threatened by enemies, including the Princess of Wales and the Earl of Bute, who were popularly suspected of making several attempts to murder him. Images include: John Stuart, Earl of Bute, with a sword; John Montague, Earl Sandwich, as a jockey with a cricket bat; Fletcher Norton, Baron Grantley; the Magna Carta; William Murray, Earl of Mansfield; Truth.
Narrative description
false
References:
BM 4239
references
BM 4239
References
false
Notes:
In: The Political Register, no. XVI (July, 1768), opp. p. [1]. Quote from Shakespeare, "There is no terror in your threat," engraved below image.
notes
In: The Political Register, no. XVI (July, 1768), opp. p. [1]. Quote from Shakespeare, "There is no terror in your threat," engraved below image.
Notes
false
Subject:
Grafton Administration (December 1767-January 1770). British political scene.
subject
Grafton Administration (December 1767-January 1770). British political scene.
Subject
false
Normalized date:
1768
normalized_date
1768
Normalized date
false