Detail View: JCB Political Cartoons: The THUNDERER
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Accession number:
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31352
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Title:
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The THUNDERER
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Place:
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[London]
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Publisher:
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Pubd. ... by E[lizabeth] D'Achery St James's Street
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Date:
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1782. Augt. 29th
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Image technique:
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Etching, colored
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Image dimensions:
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31.5 x 22.8 cm. (image)
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Narrative description:
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The boastfulness of Col. Banastre Tarleton and his relationship with the Prince of Wales and Mrs. Robinson, the Prince of Wales's former mistress. Images include: the Prince of Wales with feathers for a head; Banastre Tarleton as Bobadil, the cowardly braggart in Samuel Johnson's Every man in his humor; prostitute on a whirligig.
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References:
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BM 6116
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Notes:
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At lower right, "Vide: every man in his humour, alter'd from Ben Johnson." JCB copy 2 is uncolored (31552).
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Subject:
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British political scene.
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Normalized date:
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1782
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