print; satirical print

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Object Type: print; satirical print
Museum number: 1948,0214.1007
Title: Object: A little wider. Un peu plus large
Description: French copy of a caricature by Richard Newton, 'A little wider' of 1792. 1796 or shortly after Hand-coloured etching
Producer name: After: Richard Newton
School/style: French
Production date: 1796-1803
Materials: paper
Technique: etching; hand-coloured
Dimensions: Height: 320 millimetres; Width: 240 millimetres
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Curator's comments: The dating of this sheet is very uncertain, but Newton's original was published on 1 November 1792.
Bibliographic references: Alexander 1998 / Richard Newton and English caricature in the 1790s (75) (copy); BM Satires / Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum (undescribed)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: satire
Acquisition name: Purchased from: Francis D Klingender
Acquisition date: 1948
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1948,0214.1007

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