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An Aristocrat [and] a Democrat.
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- Format:
- Image
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Drolls.
- English farces.
- Caricatures and cartoons--Specimens.
- Caricatures and cartoons.
- English wit and humor, Pictorial.
- Genre:
- Caricatures.
- Satires (Visual works)
- Mezzotints.
- Specimens.
- Prints.
- Physical Description:
- 2 prints on wove paper : mezzotint ; oval designs 137 x 113 mm, plate marks 149 x 110 mm, on sheet 150 mm x 225 mm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for Bowles & Carver ..., [1797??]
- Notes:
- A pair of Mezzotint Droll Satires. The aristocrat is meant to represent the loyal Englishman, and the democrat is represented as the treacherous Frenchman. Issues as a companion pair following the French Revolution.
- After Robert Dighton.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for Special Collections.
- RBC copy plates numbered '423' and '424 in lower left corners.
- Cited in:
- George, no. 9054
- George, no. 9055
- OCLC:
- 902013500
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