A Pair of Spectacles Easily Seen Through
Print
1830 (published)
1830 (published)
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Portraits of two politicians in profile seen through a large pair of oval framed spectacles. To the left is Sir Francis Burdett holding two papers entitled 'Corn Bill' and Catholic Bill'. To the right John Hobhouse holds a piece of paper on which are the words 'Carte blanche.'
Object details
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Title | A Pair of Spectacles Easily Seen Through (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Etching, hand-coloured |
Brief description | William Heath. Hand-coloured etching. A Pair of Spectacles Easily Seen Through, 1830. |
Physical description | Portraits of two politicians in profile seen through a large pair of oval framed spectacles. To the left is Sir Francis Burdett holding two papers entitled 'Corn Bill' and Catholic Bill'. To the right John Hobhouse holds a piece of paper on which are the words 'Carte blanche.' |
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Credit line | Bequeathed by John Jones |
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Bibliographic reference | George, M. Dorothy. 'Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires in the British Museum', XI, 1954. |
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Accession number | 1233:28-1882 |
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Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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