Object Number 1960.0057

Object Name

Print (Etching)

Title

The ROYAL HUNT, or a PROSPECT of the YEAR 1782.

Category

Prints and Maps

Credit Line/Donor

Museum purchase

Creator (Role)

R. Owen (Publisher)
Psuedonym.

Place of Origin

London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

February 16 1782 (1782-1782)

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Lower right; North Briton Inv.\t
2. Inscription; Lower left; South Briton fecit
3. Inscription; Lower center; Published according to Act of Parliament by R. Owen, in Fleet Street Feb.\y 16.\th 1782.

Subjects

Social/political commentary; Native American; American Indian

Materials

Ink; Paper (laid)

Techniques

Etched, Engraved, Line engraved

Dimensions (inches)

10.4 (H) , 13.9 (W) , 8.6 (Image H) , 12.8 (Image W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

26.5 (H) , 35.2 (W) , 8.6 (Image H) , 12.8 (Image W)

Measurement Notes

Plate H: 9.7 in. (24.7 cm). Plate W: 13.7 in. (34.9 cm). Chain interval: 2.6-2.8 cm; laid line frequency: 8 per cm. H at left. W at bottom.

Publisher Summary

Owen, R.

Publication Date

02/16/1782

Place of Publication

London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

State

I

Watermark

lily with "G"

Edition Notes

This is evidently an earlier state of the print described in the British Museum catalogue, since it lacks printed verses below (published April 1) differs in a few minor details, as in names on some columns.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Book] The British Museum & George, Mary Dorothy. Catalogue of Political and Personal Satires Preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. 5.
• Print listed as no. 5961, pp. 559-561.