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Creator Hunt, Isaac, approximately 1742-1809.
Contributor Steuart, Andrew, -1769, publisher.
Title A Conference between the D---l and Doctor D--e [graphic] : Together with the Doctor's Epitaph on himself.
Publisher [Philadelphia] : [Andrew Steuart]
Date [ca. 1764]
Physical Description 1 print : etching and engraving ; sheet 40 x 19 cm (16 x 7.5 in.)
Description Political cartoon depicting a meeting between schoolmaster and satirist David James Dove and the devil with a mock epitaph accusing Dove of sexual immorality. In the top left, shows Dove with a human body, head of a bird, and spiked tail, bending on one knee with a paper under his arm that reads, "the Count[?] Medley." He says, "Thou great prince of darkness, assist me in my undertakings." In the right, the devil, with horns, wings, and a spiked tail, sits on a rock and replies, "Well done, thou good and faithfull [sic] servant." The epitaph below accuses Dove of sodomy, misogamy, sexual relations with a Black woman, "Black Fornication," and teaching his students immoral practices, such as "Whoring" and "Perjury." David James Dove came to Philadelphia from England in 1750 and taught at the Academy and College of Philadelphia [later University of Pennsylvania.] In 1761, he taught at the Germantown Academy.
Is referenced by Evans 9617
Murrell, 16
Notes Title from item.
Date inferred from active dates of artist and content.
First line: Here continues to rot...
In two columns.
Retrospective conversion record: original entry.
RVCDC
Subject Dove, David James, 1696?-1769 -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Devil.
Devil in art.
African American women.
Homophobia.
Immorality.
Racism in popular culture.
Sodomy
Multiracial relationships.
African American History.
Queer history.
Women.
Geographic subject Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
Genre Engravings -- 1760-1770.
Etchings -- 1760-1770.
Political cartoons -- 1760-1770.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| poltical cartoons [1764] Con [959.F.69]
Accession number 959.F.69