The prime lobster – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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The prime lobster comes to life in this antique engraving, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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A January 1828 hand-colored engraving titled *The Prime Lobster*, the picture takes its humor from a single creature. The record does not name the people or events it targets, so the joke is best read from the image itself. William Heath was a leading London caricaturist of the Regency period, and his satirical prints were widely sold and circulated, often with hand coloring that made the bright reds and details stand out. The print belongs to the British Cartoon Prints Collection at the Library of Congress, where its caption information is noted as unverified. Pictures like this one offer a view of how British satire used familiar objects and animals to comment on public life.
| Created / published | 1828 Jan. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving, hand-colored. |
| Genre | no. 15500. Forms part of :British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified data from caption card." |
| Notes | Hand-colored engraving by William Heath. Pub. by J. McIan |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,081 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-157840 |
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