The parson's cow – Antique Print
(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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A window into the past: The parson's cow, preserved in this historic print. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Few issues stirred rural England more than tithes, the portion of crops and livestock that farmers owed to the parish clergy, and this etching takes that resentment as its theme. Titled *The parson's cow*, the print was published in London in October 1786 by W. Moore of New Bond Street and is attributed to the printmaker William Dent. Its listed subjects of cows, avarice and farmers suggest a satire on a clergyman's greed at a farmer's expense. Caricatures like this were a popular way for 1780s London audiences to mock figures of authority.
| Created / published | London : Pub'd as the act directs, for the proprietor, by W. Moore, New Bond Street, 1786 Oct. 12th. |
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| Medium | 1 print : etching. |
| Genre | Satires (Visual works) British 1780-1790.Etchings 1780-1790. |
| Notes | Title from item. Attributed to William Dent. Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). |
| Subjects | Cows--England--1780-1790. Avarice--1780-1790. Farmers--England--1780-1790. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,274 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-209713 |
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