Details

Subject(s)

• Political cartoons—Great Britain—19th century [Browse]
• Caricature [Browse]
• Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]
• Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]
• Dogs—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]
• Theater—Great Britain—History—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]
• Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]
• Animals—Great Britain—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]
• Theatrical managers—England—London—19th century—Caricatures and cartoons [Browse]

Notes

• Medium: Etchings, Hand coloring
• Depiction: Caricature regarding theater. Scene showing Sheridan, Fox, and Carlo (the acting dog); references theater managers' preference for profitable burlesque, pantomime and animal actors over standard drama.
• Unsigned.

Source acquisition

Gift of Dickson Q. Brown, Princeton University Class of 1895.

References

British Museum. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires. [London]: Trustees of the British Museum, [1978]. No. 10226 (attributes to Williams).

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