A Game at Pope Joan
Satirical Lithograph
18 March 1828 (published)
18 March 1828 (published)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Dogs playing Pope Joan while smoking pipes and seated in various chairs around a table with a lamp. To the left, a cat tries to steal one of the 'fish' counters from the card box.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | A Game at Pope Joan (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | hand-coloured lithograph |
| Brief description | G. Davies after LWB. 'A Game at Pope Joan'. Anthromorphic satirical print of dogs playing cards. Printed and published by J. Didsbury, London, 1828 |
| Physical description | Dogs playing Pope Joan while smoking pipes and seated in various chairs around a table with a lamp. To the left, a cat tries to steal one of the 'fish' counters from the card box. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Credit line | Given by Miss A. St. J. Gray |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1936, London: Board of Education, 1937. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.86-1936 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
