COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Political Cartoons
Record
Accession number:
10625-3-7
Call number:
DC/L847m/v. 3
Title:
A PRIVATE ORDINATION.
Place:
[London]
Date:
[1771]
Image technique:
Etching
Image dimensions:
15.5 x 11 cm.
Narrative description:
A satire directed at the Rev. John Horne, who had made unfortunate references to his ordination in a letter to John Wilkes. Images include: John Horne (Tooke).
References:
BM 4866
Notes:
In: The London Museum, vol. 3 (June, 1771), opp. p. [375]. "It is true I have suffered the infectious hand of a Bishop, " engraved below image.
Subject:
British political scene. North Administration (January, 1770-March, 1782).
Normalized date:
1771
A PRIVATE ORDINATION.
