Spotprent op William Pitt de Jonge, 1791, James Gillray, 1791

Title(s)

Spotprent op William Pitt de Jonge, 1791
An Excrescence; -a Fungus; -alias- a Toadstool upon a Dung-hill

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-1985-68

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 2228
• collector's mark: Lugt 2760

Description

Spotprent op William Pitt de Jonge uit 1791. Pitt als een paddestoel groeiend uit de kroon op een mesthoop.

Artist

• print maker: James Gillray (mentioned on object)
• publisher: Hannah Humphrey (mentioned on object)

Place

print maker: England
publisher: London

Dating

20-Dec-1791

Material

• paper

Technique

etching / hand coloring

Measurements

height 272 mm × width 224 mm

What

• mushrooms
• crown (symbol of sovereignty)
• political caricatures and satires

Who

• William Pitt de Jongere

Credit line

• Purchased with the support of the F.G. Waller-Fonds

Acquisition

purchase 1985

Copyright

Public domain

• Catalogue of political and personal satires, M. Dorothy George, cat.nr. 7936