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The Irish Frankenstein

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

  • Alphabet discs
  • The spot where the body of Shelley was burned
  • Sketchbook containing views recording a tour in Switzerland and France
  • Anne Wagner album
  • Lord Byron, as he appeared after his daily ride at Pisa & Genoa
  • Julia Conyers album
  • Watercolor portrait of Lord Byron
  • The great aerial navigator, or atmospheric machine!
  • Conundrum fan
  • Ettore
  • Lives of the necromancers (with tipped in autograph letter signed to Thomas Northmore, 3 January [1803])
  • Percy Bysshe Shelley, poet
  • Frankenstein: or, The modern Prometheus; to which is added vol. 1 of F. Schiller's The Ghost-Seer
  • Lady Anne Hamilton commonplace book of poetry
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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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The Irish Frankenstein

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Title
The Irish Frankenstein
Names
Tenniel, John, Sir, 1820-1914 (Illustrator)
Collection

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: visual materials

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1882 (Inferred)
Place: London
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz VMAT (S'ANA 0006)
Topics
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851. Frankenstein
Parnell, Charles Stewart, 1846-1891 -- Caricatures and cartoons
Phoenix Park Assassination, 1882
Genres
Illustrations
Clippings
Notes
Publications: Detached from: Punch or The London Charivari, 20 May 1882, p. [235].
Exhibitions: It’s Alive! Frankenstein at 200, a collaboration between The Morgan Library & Museum and The New York Public Library (https://www.themorgan.org/exhibitions/frankenstein)
Physical Description
Woodcuts
Extent: 1 sheet : 29 cm
Description
Political cartoon depicting the Irish nationalist Charles Stewart Parnell cowering before the creature; a reaction to the Phoenix Park Killings of 6 May 1882.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19980492
RLIN/OCLC: 37182331
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13116117
External Exhibition ID: ML 18.24
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 616961e0-01fd-0135-c26c-4b3f427967b2
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1820: Creator Born
  • 1882: Issued
  • 1914: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "The Irish Frankenstein" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1882. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1cb258d0-0841-0135-4894-00477c6484ef

Chicago/Turabian Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "The Irish Frankenstein" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 9, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1cb258d0-0841-0135-4894-00477c6484ef

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1882). The Irish Frankenstein Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1cb258d0-0841-0135-4894-00477c6484ef

Wikipedia Citation

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The Irish Frankenstein