The Giant Refreshed
Print
1804 (made)
1804 (made)
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| 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
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| Title | The 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. |
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| 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 created | February 18, 2009 |
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