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The Giant Refreshed

Print
1804 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

General Description: The Giant Refreshed (BM:S.10245). Caricature of a giant tipsy William Pitt addressing a diminutive John Bull. British. Lettered with title, inscribed with captions and Pubd, May 21st 1804 by S W Fores No 50 Piccadilly Folios of Caracatures lent out for the Evening He is indeed a Giant refresh'd Vide __ Marq__ of Sta__rds Speech on withdrawing his Motion. With the mark of the collection of Frank A. Gibson (d.1976) on the back. On paper watermarked A SPACE 1798.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe Giant Refreshed
Materials and techniques
Etching, coloured by hand
Brief description
Satirical print by Williams, from a 'Folio of Caricatures lent out for the Evening' - ' The Giant Refreshed'
Physical description
General Description: The Giant Refreshed (BM:S.10245). Caricature of a giant tipsy William Pitt addressing a diminutive John Bull. British. Lettered with title, inscribed with captions and Pubd, May 21st 1804 by S W Fores No 50 Piccadilly Folios of Caracatures lent out for the Evening He is indeed a Giant refresh'd Vide __ Marq__ of Sta__rds Speech on withdrawing his Motion. With the mark of the collection of Frank A. Gibson (d.1976) on the back. On paper watermarked A SPACE 1798.
Dimensions
  • Size of plate height: 35cm
  • Size of plate width: 24.7cm
  • Size of sheet height: 35.5cm
  • Size of sheet width: 25cm
Size of plate 35 x 24.7 cm Size of sheet 35.5 x 25 cm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Frank A. Gibson
Bibliographic reference
BM:S.= British Museum: Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires. London, 1870-1954
Collection
Accession number
E.1153-1990

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Record createdFebruary 18, 2009
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