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New G-----n House
Title
New G-----n House [graphic] / design'd & engrav'd for the Political register.
Publication
[London] : [publisher not identified], [1769]
Physical Description
1 print : etching ; plate mark 12.5 x 18.8 cm, on sheet 14 x 21 cm
Medium
laid paper.
Local Notes
Temporary local subject terms: Electors: Middlesex freeholders -- Buildings: Grafton House, Hay Hill, Piccadilly -- Scaffoldings -- Allusion to pilfered public funds -- Allusion to horse-race betting -- Edward Weston.
Notes
Title from item.
Publication place and date inferred from those of the periodical for which this plate was engraved.
Plate from: The Political register and London museum. London : J. Almon, v. 5 (1769), p. 65.
Summary
Design based on true incident in 1768 during construction of the Grafton House.
Variant and related titles
New Grafton House
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 10, 2008
References
Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires, v. 4, no. 4233
Subjects
Genre/Form
Satires (Visual works) - England - 1769.
Periodical illustrations.
Etchings - England - London - 1769.
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