print; satirical print

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Object Type: print; satirical print
Museum number: 1868,0808.8329
Title: Object: Farmer George's daughter Polly, longing for a slice of single Gloucester!
Description: (For description see other impression). 21 June 1816 Hand-coloured etching
Producer name: Print made by: George Cruikshank; Published by: Thomas Tegg
School/style: British
Production date: 1816
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials: paper
Technique: etching; hand-coloured
Dimensions: Height: 250 millimetres; Width: 350 millimetres
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Bibliographic references: BM Satires / Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum (12783); Reid 1871 / A descriptive catalogue of the works of George Cruikshank (586); Cohn 1924 / George Cruikshank, catalogue raisonné (1104)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: satire
Associated names: Associated with: George IV, King of the United Kingdom; Representation of: Prince William Frederick, 2nd Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh; Associated with: Right Hon Sir John McMahon; Representation of: Princess Mary, Duchess of Gloucester
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Edward Hawkins (estate of)
Acquisition date: 1868
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1868,0808.8329

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