The political balloon, or, The fall of East India stock [graphic].
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Description
- Title
- The political balloon, or, The fall of East India stock [graphic].
- Alternative Title
- Fall of East India stock
- Contributor
- Wells, William, active 1777-1784, publisher.
- Published / Created
- [4 December 1783]
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Pub. Dec. 4, 1783 by W. Wells, No. 132 Fleet Street
- Abstract
-
"Fox, seated on a globe, looks down at three men who fall headlong from it. On the globe is sketched a map, intended to represent India. On it are marked, "Gold Mines" and "Madras", and, to the south, Indian Ocean. Fox holds up in his left hand his "Bill to Reform India[n] Affairs". He is saying, "Thanks to my Auspicious Stars, for now I see, the Gold & Silver mines before me; 'tis this I am Soaring for". The central of the men falling head downwards wears a coat with military facings, his wig has fallen from his head; he says, "What my Government gone ere I had made or unmade one Nabob? Oh perdition Seize that wiley Fox". He is perhaps intended for Hastings. The man falling on the left, evidently a Director, is saying, "If the Nation knew his Treacherous heart as well as me, the directors wou'd be prefer'd". The man on the right says, "Must I for ever be hurl'd from such pretty pickings? wou'd I cou'd grapple in my fall the author of it." Coins are falling from the pockets of all three men."--British Museum online catalogue
- Description
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Title from item.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark.
Mounted to 38 x 29 cm. - Extent
- 1 print : sheet 35 x 24 cm
- Language
-
English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Lewis Walpole Library
- Call Number
- 783.12.04.01+
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
-
Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1783
Engravings England London 1783
Etchings England London 1783 - Material
- etching with stipple ;
- Resource Type
- still image
- Subject (Geographic)
- England
- Subject (Name)
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Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
East India Company. - Subject (Topic)
- Clothing & dress
- Subjects
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Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
East India Company
Clothing & dress > England > 1780-1790
England > 1783
England > London > 1783
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 6959480
- Object ID (OID)
- 10727303