Detail View: JCB Political Cartoons: ARGUS.
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Accession number:
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31515
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Title:
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ARGUS.
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Place:
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[London]
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Publisher:
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Pubd. . . . by W. Renegal
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Date:
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1780. May 15th
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Image technique:
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Etching, colored.
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Image dimensions:
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23.4 x 33.6 cm. (image).
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Narrative description:
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Criticism of George III. Images include: America as an Indian; Britain as a lion; Britannia in despair; John Stuart, Earl of Bute; British commerce as a man in rags; George III, King of Great Britain, asleep; Holland stealing honey; Ireland as a man with a harp.
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References:
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BM 5667; Cresswell, American Revolution, 772
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Notes:
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Attributed to Gilray by British Museum Catalogue.
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Subject:
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British political scene
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Normalized date:
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1780
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