["Poor Robin" satire cartoon engraving]

Thumbnail image of item number 1 in: '["Poor Robin" satire cartoon engraving]'.
Thumbnail image of item number 2 in: '["Poor Robin" satire cartoon engraving]'.

Description

Satirical engraving of William Winstanley or "Poor Robin" circa 1600. The print was printed and published by Ben Harris in Bell Alley in Coleman Street, London, England. The image shows the poet Winstanley standing in his studio with a pen in one hand and a cup of wine in the other. He appears surrounded by alchemical symbols in a cloud around his head and on a square he stands in on the floor.

Physical Description

1 art print : engraving, b&w ; 12 x 8 cm.

Creation Information

Harris, Ben 1600.

Context

This artwork is part of the collection entitled: Jeane Dixon and Emerich P. Korecz Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 76 times. More information about this work can be viewed below.

Who

People and organizations associated with either the creation of this artwork or its content.

Printer

Compiler

Donor

Named Person

Person who is significant in some way to the content of this artwork. Additional names may appear in Subjects below.

Audiences

Check out our Resources for Educators Site! We've identified this artwork as a primary source within our collections. Researchers, educators, and students may find this work useful in their work.

Provided By

UNT Libraries Special Collections

The Special Collections Department collects and preserves rare and unique materials including rare books, oral histories, university archives, historical manuscripts, maps, microfilm, photographs, art and artifacts. The department is located in UNT's Willis Library in the fourth floor Reading Room.

About | Browse this Partner

Contact Us

Corrections Questions

What

Descriptive information to help identify this artwork. Follow the links below to find similar items on the Portal.

Description

Satirical engraving of William Winstanley or "Poor Robin" circa 1600. The print was printed and published by Ben Harris in Bell Alley in Coleman Street, London, England. The image shows the poet Winstanley standing in his studio with a pen in one hand and a cup of wine in the other. He appears surrounded by alchemical symbols in a cloud around his head and on a square he stands in on the floor.

Physical Description

1 art print : engraving, b&w ; 12 x 8 cm.

Subjects

Keywords

Thesaurus for Graphic Materials (LC)

University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure

Language

Item Type

Identifier

Unique identifying numbers for this work in the Portal or other systems.

Publication Information

  • Preferred Citation: Jeane Dixon and Emerich P. Korecz Collection (AR0133), University of North Texas Special Collections

Collections

This work is part of the following collection of related materials.

Jeane Dixon and Emerich P. Korecz Collection

This collection contains digitized prints from rare and scholarly books owned by Jeanne Dixon, who acquired the collection from Emerich P. Korecz.

About | Browse this Collection

What responsibilities do I have when using this artwork?

Digital Files

When

Dates and time periods associated with this artwork.

Creation Date

  • 1600

Coverage Date

Added to The Portal to Texas History

  • Nov. 1, 2022, 9:30 p.m.

Description Last Updated

  • June 22, 2025, 7:22 p.m.

Usage Statistics

When was this work last used?

Yesterday: 0
Past 30 days: 0
Total Uses: 76
More Statistics

Where

Geographical information about where this artwork originated or about its content.

Place Name

Coordinates

  • 51.516152, -0.085197

Map Information

  • map marker Precise coordinates.
  • map marker Place Name coordinates. (May be approximate.)
  • Repositioning map may be required for optimal printing.

Mapped Locations

Interact With This Artwork

Here are some suggestions for what to do next.

Start Viewing

Thumbnail image of item number 1 in: '["Poor Robin" satire cartoon engraving]'.
Thumbnail image of item number 2 in: '["Poor Robin" satire cartoon engraving]'.

Citations, Rights, Re-Use

International Image Interoperability Framework

IIF Logo

We support the IIIF Presentation API

Links for Robots

Helpful links in machine-readable formats.

Archival Resource Key (ARK)

International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF)

Metadata Formats

Images

URLs

Stats

Harris, Ben. ["Poor Robin" satire cartoon engraving], artwork, 1600; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2016462/: accessed September 16, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

Back to Top of Screen