print; satirical print

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Object Type: print; satirical print
Museum number: 1868,0808.3417
Description: Satire on political and religious controversy under Queen Anne, with a youth wearing a loose gown sitting at a table on which is a paper and an inkwell. On the wall in front of him are portraits of Charles I, Queen Anne and Henry Sachevereall; behind him hangs a map of Great Britain. Description and fourteen lines of verse below. c.1709 Etching
Producer name: Print made by: Anonymous
School/style: British
Production date: 1709 (circa)
Materials: paper
Technique: etching
Dimensions: Height: 200 millimetres (printed area); Width: 147 millimetres (trimmed to image)
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Curator's comments: See also BM Satires 1504 and 1548.
Bibliographic references: BM Satires / Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum (1514)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: satire; church of england; costume/clothing
Associated names: Representation of: Charles I, King of England; Representation of: Anne, Queen of Great Britain; Representation of: Henry Sacheverell
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Edward Hawkins (estate of)
Acquisition date: 1868
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1868,0808.3417

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