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Songs. Far removed from Noise & smoke. Young love flew to the Paphian bower. What airy sound, floats sweetly round. Taste, oh taste this spicy wine. My life, my joy, my blefsings.

Catalog Data

Medium:
Print, Lithograph on Paper, Colored
Dimensions:
2-D - Unframed (H x W): 24.4 × 34cm (9 5/8 × 13 3/8 in.)
Type:
ART-Prints, Original
Date:
1822
Physical Description:
Colored lithograph of five caricature scenes based on titles of songs. The scene in the top left titled, "Far removed from Noise & smoke," depicts two men sitting in the gondola of a balloon. The other four scenes do not relate to ballooning.
'London, Published by Thos. McLean, Repository of Wit & Humor, 26 Haymarket, 1822. Hy. Alken Del.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Norfolk Charitable Trust
Inventory Number:
A20140813000
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/nv975bed4c7-bf61-491c-b357-63ad45c22852
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A20140813000