broadside;
print;
satirical print
- Museum number
- 1868,0808.4198
- Title
- Object: The Queen's Ass
- Description
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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)
- Production date
- 1762
- Dimensions
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Height: 105 millimetres (etching)
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Height: 348 millimetres (sheet)
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Width: 148 millimetres
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Width: 224 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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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.
- 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
- Acquisition date
- 1868
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1868,0808.4198
