The Regent's Hack

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Artist/Maker	William Holland (publisher) Charles ('Argus') Williams (maker)
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

General Description: The Regent's Hack (BM:S.11859). Caricature of the Prince Regent riding a horse with the head of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, over stones on each of which is drawn the head of a member of the opposition. British. Lettered with title, inscribed with captions and Pubd, March 1812 by Wm, Holland No 11 Cockspur Street. With the mark of the collection of Frank A. Gibson (d.1976) on the back.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Title	The Regent's Hack
Materials and techniques	Etching, coloured by hand
Brief description	Satirical print by Williams, from a 'Folio of Caricatures lent out for the Evening' - 'The Regent's Hack'
Physical description	General Description: The Regent's Hack (BM:S.11859). Caricature of the Prince Regent riding a horse with the head of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, over stones on each of which is drawn the head of a member of the opposition. British. Lettered with title, inscribed with captions and Pubd, March 1812 by Wm, Holland No 11 Cockspur Street. With the mark of the collection of Frank A. Gibson (d.1976) on the back.
Dimensions	Size of plate height: 25cm Size of plate width: 34.7cm Size of sheet height: 25.4cm Size of sheet width: 35.1cm Size of plate 25 x 34.7 cm Size of sheet 25.4 x 35.1 cm
Credit line	Bequeathed by Frank A. Gibson
Bibliographic reference	BM:S.= British Museum: Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires. London, 1870-1954
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.1148-1990

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Record created	February 18, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O189578/the-regents-hack-print-charles-argus-williams/

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