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print; satirical print; puzzle-picture

Object Type: print; satirical print; puzzle-picture
Museum number: 1868,0808.4131
Title: Object: Retort upon retort: a satyrical, hieroglyphical, anatomical, critical & comical epistle, from Saml, [foot i.e. Foote] to, the Rev Dr [Whitefield]
Description: Satirical rebus purporting to be a reply to BM Satires 3738 in the form of a letter from Samuel Foote to George Whitefield suggesting that they are two of a kind, both performers interested only in gaining wealth from the public; 'Foote' also suggests that Whitefield has seduced women followers. 1760 Etching
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Production date: 1760
Production place: Published in: London (England)
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Dimensions: Height: 285 millimetres (cropped); Width: 191 millimetres (cropped)
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Curator's comments: According to Stephens (annotation in a copy of the catalogue in the Department of Prints and Drawings) the print was advertised in the Public Advertiser on 5 December 1760.
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Location: Not on display
Subjects: satire; theatre/theatrical life; methodist
Associated names: Portrait of: George Whitefield; Associated with: Samuel Foote
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Acquisition date: 1868
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1868,0808.4131