print; satirical print

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Object Type: print; satirical print
Museum number: 2001,0520.18
Title: Object: National Characteristics
Description: Satire: "A Welsh Cheesemonger" with Prince of Wales feathers and a leek in his hat, "A Highland Laird" in plaid taking snuff, "An Irish Chairman" scratching head and "A Dutch Merchant" smoking pipe. 6 May 1795 Hand-coloured etching
Producer name: Print made by: Richard Newton; After: George Moutard Woodward; Published by: William Holland
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Production date: 1795
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials
Technique: etching; hand-coloured
Dimensions: Height: 300 millimetres (trimmed); Width: 662 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: A print with the same title, published 12 July 1796 (Alexander 215; impression in Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.) was evidently intended as the second plate of the series.
Bibliographic references: Alexander 1998 / Richard Newton and English caricature in the 1790s (163); 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; welsh; scottish; irish; dutch
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Previous owner
Acquisition date: 2001
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 2001,0520.18
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