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Catalog Data

Medium:
Print, Etching on Paper, Uncolored
Dimensions:
Mat: 40.6 × 33cm (16 × 13 in.)
Unmatted: 33.7 × 25.1cm (13 1/4 × 9 7/8 in.)
Type:
ART-Prints, Original
Date:
April 29, 1784
Physical Description:
Uncolored etching of a caricature with satiric commentary and a political song. Top of the engraving shows a scene of a balloon made from Madam Blubber's skirt with two men in the gondola. They are aloft above a city with figures watching below. Each person has a speech bubble, including Madam Blubber. Below the scene are the lyrics to the political song, and a caption for the caricature.
'Pub. April 29th 1784 by H. Humphreys Bond Street.'
Credit Line:
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Inventory Number:
A20140508000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv92382834d-dee8-4eaa-bd7f-b834e991b619
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A20140508000