Libel Hunters on the Look Out, or Daily Examiners of the Liberty of the Press

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2016.358
People: Thomas Rowlandson, British (London, England 1756 - 1827 London, England)
Published by Thomas Tegg, British (Wimbeldon 1776 - 1845 London)
Title: Libel Hunters on the Look Out, or Daily Examiners of the Liberty of the Press
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: Tegg's Caricatures
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: April 12, 1810
Culture: British
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/356993

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Hand-colored etching
Technique: Etching
Dimensions: sheet: 22.1 × 32.6 cm (8 11/16 × 12 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Jsrael Ber Neumann, Berlin, Munich, and New York, by descent; to Elsa Schmid Neumann, his wife, 1961, by descent; to Peter G. Neumann, their son, Palo Alto, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2016

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: BM Satires 11541

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Peter G. Neumann
Accession Year: 2016
Object Number: 2016.358
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

32Q: 2200 19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/27/2017 - 11/01/2017

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2016.358: Libel Hunters on the Look Out, or Daily Examiners of the Liberty of the Press