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Copies in pen and ink of sixty-five of the H. B. caricatures

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MS. Eng. hist. b. 133
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Copies in pen and ink of sixty-five of the H. B. caricatures (by John Doyle) between 1830 and 1837, made by mrs. H. Wingfield of Kettel Hall, Oxford:

  1. Six printed caricatures, 1834-53, also occur at fols. 2, 12, 69-72, 76
  2. At fol. 73 are three original caricatures ascribed to 'J. W. Bunbury', 1760-99
  3. At fol. 78 104 copies (by mrs. Wingfield?) of plates in Hood's Whims and Oddities (about 1830?)
  4. Two of the plates relate to Oxford life, 'Drill extraordinary, or University discipline' (1834: fol. 13, cf. 12) and 'The Hopes of the Family. An admission to the University' (Bunbury, 1799: fol. 73)

Dates

  • Creation: Written in A.D. 1760-1837

Extent

91 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. hist. b. 133, fols. 1-2]

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Shelfmark:

MS. Eng. hist. b. 133

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 20368

Abstract

Copies in pen and ink of sixty-five of the H. B. caricatures

Biographical / Historical

Mrs. H. Wingfield (fl. 1760-1837) of Kettel Hall, Oxford.

Other Finding Aids

Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 30460

Immediate Source of Acquisition

First referenced about 1860-70 (?).

Physical Facet

On paper

Dimensions

15 1/4 × 21 1/8 in.

Title
Copies in pen and ink of sixty-five of the H. B. caricatures
Status
Published
Date
EAD version 2020 by Alice Whichelow
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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