Porro Unum Est Necessarium
Hand-Coloured Etching
1829 (published)
1829 (published)
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| Place of origin |
Caricature entitled 'Porro Unum Est Necessarium'. The print is a satire on Wellington's pressure on the King over Catholic Emancipation. Lettered with title, captions, and 'His Ambition will lead him to attempt that one thing. Vide Napoleon Bonaparte's prophecy. Tho:s Jones fect. Pub:d by Paul Pry, Esq.re at his Obsevatory Windsor'.
Object details
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| Title | Porro Unum Est Necessarium (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Hand-coloured etching |
| Brief description | Caricature by William Heath (pseudonym 'Paul Pry'), entitled 'Porro Unum Est Necessarium'. Great Britain, 1829. |
| Physical description | Caricature entitled 'Porro Unum Est Necessarium'. The print is a satire on Wellington's pressure on the King over Catholic Emancipation. Lettered with title, captions, and 'His Ambition will lead him to attempt that one thing. Vide Napoleon Bonaparte's prophecy. Tho:s Jones fect. Pub:d by Paul Pry, Esq.re at his Obsevatory Windsor'. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, Art Fund, Shell International and the Friends of the V&A |
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| Accession number | SP.315 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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