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The Retort - An Hieroglyphic Epistle From The Revd. Dr. [whitefield] To Saml. [foote] Esqr. / J Hill, Invt. Seul.

The Retort - An Hieroglyphic Epistle From The Revd. Dr. [whitefield] To Saml. [foote] Esqr. / J Hill, Invt. Seul.

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TITLE:  The retort - an hieroglyphic epistle from the Revd. Dr. [Whitefield] to Saml. [Foote] Esqr. / J Hill, invt. seul. CALL NUMBER:  PC 1 - 3738 (A size) [P&P] REPRODUCTION NUMBER:  LC-USZ62-137505 (b&w film copy neg.) RIGHTS INFORMATION:  No known restrictions on publication. SUMMARY:  A satirical letter, rendered in rebus form, supposedly from Evangelical Methodist minister Dr. George Whitefield to playwright Samuel Foote. In his 1760 play, "The Minor", Foote mimicked Dr. Whitefield, causing a public uproar. MEDIUM:  1 print : engraving. CREATED/PUBLISHED:  [England : s.l., 1760 December] NOTES: Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires / prepared by Frederic George Stephens, v. 3, no. 3738 Forms part of: British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress). SUBJECTS: Foote, Samuel,--1720-1777. Whitefield, George,--1714-1770. Correspondence--1760. FORMAT: Rebuses 1760.Satires (Visual works) British 1760.Engravings 1760. REPOSITORY:  Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA DIGITAL ID:  (digital file from b&w film copy neg.) cph 3c37505 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c37505 CONTROL #:  2007680700