Uncle George and Black Dick at their New Game of Naval Shuttlecock
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1788 (made)
1788 (made)
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Etching and stipple. Uncle George and Black Dick at their New Game of Naval Shuttlecock, 1787 (BM:S.7126). Caricature of the treatment of the Navy by George III and Lord Howe. British. Lettered with title, inscribed with captions and London Published by G. Humphrey 48 Long Acre Janry. 11.1788 [altered from 1787]. Inscribed in pencil on the back 12/6. With the mark of the collection of Frank A. Gibson (d.1976) on the back.
Object details
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| Title | Uncle George and Black Dick at their New Game of Naval Shuttlecock |
| Materials and techniques | Etching and stipple engraving, coloured by hand |
| Brief description | Etching and stipple. Thomas Rowlandson. Uncle George and Black Dick at their New Game of Naval Shuttlecock. Published in London by George Humphrey on 11th January 1787. |
| Physical description | Etching and stipple. Uncle George and Black Dick at their New Game of Naval Shuttlecock, 1787 (BM:S.7126). Caricature of the treatment of the Navy by George III and Lord Howe. British. Lettered with title, inscribed with captions and London Published by G. Humphrey 48 Long Acre Janry. 11.1788 [altered from 1787]. Inscribed in pencil on the back 12/6. With the mark of the collection of Frank A. Gibson (d.1976) on the back. |
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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 |
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| Accession number | E.1234-1990 |
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| Record created | February 18, 2009 |
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