The present state of Europe : a political farce of four acts, as it is now in rehearsal by all the potentates anno dom. MDCCLXII. Act III [graphic]

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Title
The present state of Europe : a political farce of four acts, as it is now in rehearsal by all the potentates anno dom. MDCCLXII. Act III [graphic]
Creator
Hilton, J.
Contributor
Hilton, J., publisher.
Hannell, William, publisher.
Jackson, H., publisher.
Richards, Robert, active 1738-1766, publisher.
Paillet, Daniel, publisher.
Henderson, Andrew, active 1734-1775, publisher.
Published / Created
[1762]
Publication Place
London
Publisher
H. Jackson
Description
Title from item.
Printmaker and publisher from other prints in the series.
Publication date from British Museum catalogue.
Statement of responsibility and publication continued: Price sixpence plain, coulour'd [sic] one shiling likewise Act I & Act II. Also two houmourous [sic] prints on the present time price 6d. each. To be had of the following printsellers: Wm. Hannell at the Royal Exchange Cornhill, H. Jackson Fleet Street, R. Richards, Holbourn, Danl. Paillet Princes Street Leicester Fields, Henderson, Westminster Hall & all other printsellers & booksellers in London & Westminster. In a few days will be publish'd Act IIII. Price 6d.
Third of four prints in the series.
Six columns of verse below image: Ha! Madness horror & dispair / What wretched creatures are those here ...
Mounted to 30 x 48 cm.
Provenance
Alfred Bowditch Collection ; Dec.1966 ; Bowditch's note on mounting sheet: Truman Sale 1906.
Extent
1 print : plate mark 25.3 x 38.0 cm, on sheet 28 x 40 cm
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Lewis Walpole Library
Call Number
762.00.00.21+

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Genre
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1762
Etchings England London 1762
Material
etching with engraving ; and laid paper.
Resource Type
still image
Subject (Name)
Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, 1717-1780
Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774
Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786
Augustus III, King of Poland, 1696-1763
Maubert de Gouvest, Jean Henri, 1721-1767
Brühl, Heinrich, Graf von, 1700-1763
Subject (Topic)
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763
Hangings (Executions)
Hospitals
Maps
Subjects
Maria Theresa, Empress of Austria, 1717-1780 > Caricatures and cartoons
Louis XV, King of France, 1710-1774 > Caricatures and cartoons
Frederick II, King of Prussia, 1712-1786 > Caricatures and cartoons
Augustus III, King of Poland, 1696-1763 > Caricatures and cartoons
Maubert de Gouvest, Jean Henri, 1721-1767 > Caricatures and cartoons
Brühl, Heinrich, Graf von, 1700-1763 > Caricatures and cartoons
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763
Hangings (Executions)
Hospitals
Maps
England > 1762
England > London > 1762

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Orbis Record
8482833
Object ID (OID)
10713034

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