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broadside; print; satirical print

Object Type: broadside; print; satirical print
Museum number: 1868,0808.4198
Title: Object: The Queen's Ass
Description: Satiricial broadside with an etching showing the zebra presented to Queen Charlotte in 1762 and bawdy letterpress verses in two columns by H Howard playing on the words "Queen's Ass"; one vertical segment of type ornaments. (London: 1762)
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Production date: 1762
Production place: Published in: London (England)
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Technique: etching; letterpress
Dimensions: Height: 105 millimetres (etching); Height: 348 millimetres (sheet); Width: 148 millimetres; Width: 224 millimetres
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Curator's comments: The etching follows in reverse an illustration in the London Magazine, July 1762 (1862,1011.556). The broadside inspired further satires, see BMSat 3871-3875 and 3941. For further information on the zebra, see 1862,1011.557.
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Location: Not on display
Exhibition history: 2013 Oct-Dec, Warwickshire, Compton Verney, Curious Beasts 2014 March-May, Belfast, Ulster Museum, Curious Beasts 2014 June-Aug, Hull, Ferens Art Gallery, Curious Beasts 2014 Oct-Dec, San Diego, University Galleries, Curious Beasts 2016-2017 21 Oct-5 Feb, Adelaide, South Australian Museum: ‘Curious Beasts’ 2017 22 Jun-12 Nov, London, Kensington Palace, Enlightened Princesses: Caroline, Augusta, Charlotte and the Shaping of the Modern World
Subjects: satire; mammal
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Acquisition date: 1868
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1868,0808.4198