The Ghost of Byng

Hand-colored etched caricature (after Cruikshank), published March 28, 1808; ghost of Admiral Byng in uniform with death sentence in hand appearing at left to plague terrified army officer (General Whitelocke) seated on sofa at right. Hand-colored etched caricature (after Cruikshank), published March 28, 1808; ghost of Admiral Byng in uniform with death sentence in hand appearing at left to plague terrified army officer (General Whitelocke) seated on sofa at right. Oblong medium folio, mounted on blue paper; margins trimmed; worn, foxed. N.Y., Walter Schatzki, 1961.

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Original record: The Ghost of Byng
Collection: Prints, Drawings and Watercolors from the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection
Date(s): 1704 – 1757
1757 – 1833
Usage: Collection is open for research.
Rights Statement: No Copyright - United States
Creator(s): Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764-1811 (artist)
Fores, Samuel William, 1761-1838 (publisher)
Subject(s): 19Th Century
Byng, John
Caricatures
Caricatures and cartoons
Cruikshank
N.Y., Walter Schatzki
Whitelocke, John
Type: still image

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