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Mastigeus
Title
[Mastigeus] [graphic].
Edition
[State with plate number only].
Publication
[London] : Pubd. according to act of Parlt. July 1st, 1771, by MDarly, 39 Strand, [1 July 1771]
Physical Description
1 print : etching ; plate mark 15.1 x 11.1 cm, on sheet 20 x 13 cm
Medium
laid paper.
Local Notes
Temporary local subject terms: Dr. Samuel Smith, Master of Westminster School.
Notes
Title from text in Greek below image.
Questionable attribution to Bunbury from the British Museum catalogue.
Initial letters of publisher's name in imprint form a monogram.
Plate numbered "13" in upper right corner.
For reissue with added volume numbering, see page 39 in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 5.
Summary
"Satire on Samuel Smith, Master of Westminster School (No.13): a scholar wearing a large wig and academic gown sitting at a table on which are papers, a pen and a large book."--British Museum online catalogue.
Format
Images
Language
Greek, Modern (1453- )
Added to Catalog
November 17, 2011
References
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum, v. 4, no. 4680
Genre/Form
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1771.
Etchings - England - London - 1771.
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