Newmarket: A Shot at a Hawk
Satirical Print
March 1777 (published)
March 1777 (published)
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Caricature print of a book-maker and his client.
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Title | Newmarket: A Shot at a Hawk (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Etching |
Brief description | Newmarket: A Shot at a Hawk. Caricature of a book-maker and his client. Etching by James Bretherton after Henry William Bunbury, 1777. |
Physical description | Caricature print of a book-maker and his client. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'Mr. Bunbury del J. Bretherton f. Published [1st?] March 1777.' (Lettered with title and) |
Credit line | Given by Westminster City Council |
Object history | The caricature is dated c.1770 in the British Museum Catalogue, but this impression shows faintly the publication dated quoted. |
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Bibliographic reference | Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952. London: HMSO, 1963. |
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Accession number | E.1738-1952 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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