print; satirical print

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Object Type: print; satirical print
Museum number: 1983,U.216
Title: Object: Two Pair of Portraits
Description: (For description see other impression). 1 December 1798 Etching
Producer name: Print made by: James Gillray; Published by: John Wright
School/style: British
Production date: 1798
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials: paper
Technique: etching
Dimensions: Height: 195 millimetres; Width: 262 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 (9270)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: satire
Associated names: Associated with: William Pitt the Elder, 1st Earl of Chatham; Associated with: Charles James Fox; Associated with: Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland; Associated with: Niccolò Macchiavelli; Associated with: Jean Paul Marat; Associated with: William Pitt the Younger; Associated with: Maximilien Robespierre; Associated with: Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès; Associated with: Jean Lambert Tallien; Associated with: John Horne Tooke; Associated with: John Wilkes
Acquisition date: 1753-1983
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1983,U.216

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