Imperial Bears Grea/s/e or a peep into Futurity

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Artist/Maker	William Heath (artist) William Heath Thomas McClean (published) Thomas McClean Thomas McClean
Place of origin	Britain (published)

Caricature entitled 'Imperial Bears Grea/s/e or a peep into Futurity'. The print reflects the apprehensions roused by the Russo Turkish war. The bear represents the Tsar, Charles X is portrayed as a French dandy in the dress of the ancien rgime, and the Emperor of Austria is in the background. Lettered with title, captions, and the figure of Paul Pry Esq Del 'Pub by T. McLean 26 Haymarket'.

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Categories	Prints Caricatures & Cartoons Politics
Object type	Hand-coloured etching
Title	Imperial Bears Grea/s/e or a peep into Futurity (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Hand-coloured etching Paper Etching Colouring
Brief description	Caricature by William Heath (pseudonym 'Paul Pry'), entitled 'Imperial Bears Grea/s/e or a peep into Futurity'. Published by Thomas McClean, 1828.
Physical description	Caricature entitled 'Imperial Bears Grea/s/e or a peep into Futurity'. The print reflects the apprehensions roused by the Russo Turkish war. The bear represents the Tsar, Charles X is portrayed as a French dandy in the dress of the ancien rgime, and the Emperor of Austria is in the background. Lettered with title, captions, and the figure of Paul Pry Esq Del 'Pub by T. McLean 26 Haymarket'.
Dimensions	Height: 25 cm Width: 34.9cm Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line	Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A
Subjects depicted	Cartoons Caricatures Bears Dandy Rulers Politics
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	SP.314

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1068435/imperial-bears-grease-or-a-hand-coloured-etching-william-heath/

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