Satirical illustration, 'The balance of public favor', showing Sir Walter Scott
Scope and Contents
Coloured lithograph, some marginal browning. 394 x 267 mm.
Dates
- Creation: 1827
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Biographical / Historical
Satirical illustration, 'The balance of public favor', showing Sir Walter Scott sitting in an upper scale supporting on his knees the nine volumes of Napoleon. He looks down, absorbed and melancholy at Thomas Moore sitting on the lower scale holding up a small volume to Scott, the Epicurean a prose tale based on the unpublished poem Alcipheron, which outweighs his rival's bulky compilation. Both men were to publish their works the same day.
Extent
0.05 linear metres (Graphic material in Melonex sleeve)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased in 2016. Accession no. SC-Acc-2016-0126.
Processing Information
Catalogued by Graeme D. Eddie, 28 July 2016.
- Title
- Satirical illustration, 'The balance of public favor', showing Sir Walter Scott
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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