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Collection:
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Images from the History of Medicine (NLM)
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Images from the History of Medicine (NLM)
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Title:
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The thunderer ; Margaret's ghost
Title
The thunderer ; Margaret's ghost
Title
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Creator:
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Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist.
Creator_Person
Gillray, James, 1756-1815, artist.
Creator
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Subject (Genre):
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Caricatures
Subject_Genre
Caricatures
Subject (Genre)
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Subject (MeSH Term):
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Prostitution
Subject_MeSH_Term
Prostitution
Subject (MeSH Term)
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Subject (MeSH Term):
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Famous Persons
Subject_MeSH_Term
Famous Persons
Subject (MeSH Term)
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Subject (MeSH Term):
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History, 18th Century
Subject_MeSH_Term
History, 18th Century
Subject (MeSH Term)
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Subject (Geographic Name):
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England
Subject_Geographic_N ame
England
Subject (Geographic Name)
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Publication Information:
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[London] : Pubd. Augt. 20th 1782 by Eb. D'Achery St. James Street, [1782]
Publication_Place
[London] : Pubd. Augt. 20th 1782 by Eb. D'Achery St. James Street, [1782]
Publication Information
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Publication Country:
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England
Publication_Country
England
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Copyright Statement:
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The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Copyright_Statement
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Copyright Statement
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Order No.:
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C05441
Order_Number
C05441
Order No.
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Physical Description:
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1 print : etching, b&w ; 37 x 27 cm.
Physical_Description
1 print : etching, b&w ; 37 x 27 cm.
Physical Description
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Image Description:
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Subject: Print shows a caricature of a man brandishing a sword and boasting of his exploits to the Prince of Wales outside "The Whirligig," a brothel. Gillray has depicted the man with the sword as enacting the part of Captain Bobadil in Ben Jonson's play "Every man in his humour." A miniaturized courtesan is shown spinning on a whirligig above the door to the brothel.
Image_Description
Subject: Print shows a caricature of a man brandishing a sword and boasting of his exploits to the Prince of Wales outside "The Whirligig," a brothel. Gillray has depicted the man with the sword as enacting the part of Captain Bobadil in Ben Jonson's play "Every man in his humour." A miniaturized courtesan is shown spinning on a whirligig above the door to the brothel.
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Subject (Person):
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George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830.
Subject_Person
George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830.
Subject (Person)
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Subject (Person):
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Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637. Every man in his humour.
Subject_Person
Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637. Every man in his humour.
Subject (Person)
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Note (General):
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Picture caption: Vide; Every man in his humour, alter'd from Ben Johnson.
Note_General
Picture caption: Vide; Every man in his humour, alter'd from Ben Johnson.
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Note (General):
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Printed in the head right corner: '378'.
Note_General
Printed in the head right corner: '378'.
Note (General)
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Note (General):
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Images printed on both sides. Gillray's "Margaret's ghost" is printed on the verso and is separately cataloged (HMD PP059047 num ovr).
Note_General
Images printed on both sides. Gillray's "Margaret's ghost" is printed on the verso and is separately cataloged (HMD PP059047 num ovr).
Note (General)
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Note (General):
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An impression from the original plate circa 1851. Plate from: Gillray, J. The works of James Gillray, from the original plates, with the addition of many subjects not before collected. London, [1851].
Note_General
An impression from the original plate circa 1851. Plate from: Gillray, J. The works of James Gillray, from the original plates, with the addition of many subjects not before collected. London, [1851].
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Note (General):
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George and Wright identify the central figure in the print as Banastre Tarleton and Major Topham respectively.
Note_General
George and Wright identify the central figure in the print as Banastre Tarleton and Major Topham respectively.
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Note (General):
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Atttributed to Gillray. Cf. George and Wright.
Note_General
Atttributed to Gillray. Cf. George and Wright.
Note (General)
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Cited in:
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Wright, T. Gillray, no. 378
Cited_in
Wright, T. Gillray, no. 378
Cited in
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Cited in:
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George v. 5, no. 6116
Cited_in
George v. 5, no. 6116
Cited in
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Language:
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eng
Language
eng
Language
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Restrictions on Access:
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HMD provides access to digital images in lieu of originals when electronic copies exist. Access to originals may require advance notice. Please see HMD Reference Librarian for more information.
Restrictions_on_Acce ss
HMD provides access to digital images in lieu of originals when electronic copies exist. Access to originals may require advance notice. Please see HMD Reference Librarian for more information.
Restrictions on Access
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Source of Acquisition:
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Gift; William H. Helfand; 2003;
Source_of_Acquisitio n
Gift; William H. Helfand; 2003;
Source of Acquisition
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URL:
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http://ihm.nlm.nih.…
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URL
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Call Number:
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PP059046 num ovr
Call_Number
PP059046 num ovr
Call Number
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Record UI:
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101455834
Record_UI
101455834
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