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English caricatures and cartoons depicting smoking and other subjects

Title
English caricatures and cartoons depicting smoking and other subjects [graphic]
Publication
[ca. 1600?-1836]

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Additional Authors
  • Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811.
  • Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811.
  • Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814.
  • Gillray, James, 1756-1815.
  • Heath, William, 1795-1840.
  • Hodgson, Orlando.
  • Holland, William, active 1782-1817.
  • Maunder, Samuel, 1785-1849.
  • Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827.
  • Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1846.
  • Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809.
  • Laurie & Whittle. pbl
Description
<79> prints : aquatint, engraving, etching, lithograph, some col.; sheet 44 x 62 cm. or smaller.
Summary
Caricatures depicting smoking, snuff, tobacco taxation and other tobacco related subjects, and views depicting other subjects where tobacco or smoking is incidentally depicted. Persons depicted include the British royal family, peers, bishops, and parliamentarians; European rulers, Thomas Paine, Edmund Kean, the symbolic character John Bull, and others; issues addressed include taxation, the Emancipation Bill, the French Revolution, Napoleanic wars, Ireland, trade unions, child labor, education, and others; including caricatures and cartoons depicting manners and customs, fashion and other social subjects.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Aquatints.
  • Caricatures.
  • Engravings.
  • Etchings.
  • Lithographs.
  • Prints – English – 18th century.
  • Prints – English – 19th century.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Plate marks, when present, range in size from 12 x 9 cm. to 44 x 62 cm.
  • Printmakers and publishers include: Isaac Cruikshank, James Gillray, William Heath, Thomas Rowlandson, Orlando Hodgson, William Holland, Laurie & Whittle, Samuel Maunder, Thomas Tegg and others. Artisits include Henry William Bunbury, Robert Dighton, William Hogarth, G. M Woodward and others.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Detailed finding aid available
Call Number
Arents Prints 96-327
OCLC
NYPG96-F98
Title
English caricatures and cartoons depicting smoking and other subjects [graphic]
Imprint
[ca. 1600?-1836]
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Arents Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Indexes
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Added Author
Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811. Artist
Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811. Etcher
Dighton, Robert, 1752-1814. Artist
Gillray, James, 1756-1815. Engraver
Heath, William, 1795-1840. Engraver
Hodgson, Orlando. Publisher
Holland, William, active 1782-1817. Publisher
Maunder, Samuel, 1785-1849. Publisher
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827. Etcher
Tegg, Thomas, 1776-1846. Publisher
Woodward, G. M. (George Moutard), approximately 1760-1809. Artist
Laurie & Whittle. Publisher
Research Call Number
Arents Prints 96-327
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