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Catalog Data

Medium:
Print, Etching on Paper, Colored
Dimensions:
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6cm (18 × 14 in.)
Unmatted: 34.3 × 23.5cm (13 1/2 × 9 1/4 in.)
Type:
ART-Prints, Original
Date:
September 8, 1802
Physical Description:
Colored etching of a caricature. Scene shows a man and woman sitting in the gondola of an ascending balloon with a crowd below. The man is holding the French flag and the woman is holding the British flag. Speech bubbles are present for almost every person in the scene.
'Published by T. Williamson No. 20-Strand London. Sept. 8, 1802.'
Credit Line:
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Inventory Number:
A20140511000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
National Air and Space Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9a6d12aa2-9f1c-4d71-89c1-bf1bae493111
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A20140511000