British balloon and D- aerial yacht [graphic].

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Title: British balloon and D- aerial yacht [graphic].
Alternative Title: British balloon and Devonshire aerial yacht
Creator: Dent, William, active 1783-1793, printmaker
Published / Created: Decr. 13th, 1784.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pubd. as the act direts [sic], by J. Brown, Rathbone Place
Description: Title from item.
Sheet trimmed within plate mark, with loss of imprint statement.
Printmaker and imprint from British Museum catalogue.
Three lines of text below the image, followed by four lines of verses.
Temporary local subject terms: Hot air balloons -- Bipartite masks: Fox on both sides -- Allusion to East India Bill, 1783 -- Boats -- Flags -- Burlesqued coats of arms: Devonshire -- Frenchmen: Petit-maitres -- Spy-glasses -- Cuckolds.
Partial watermark in center of left side of sheet.
Mounted to 38 x 25 cm.
Provenance: Bernard Quaritch; 12 Mar. 1999;
Extent: 1 print : sheet 34 x 24 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1784
Drypoints England London 1784
Etchings England London 1784
Material: etching & drypoint ; and laid paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806
Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806
Devonshire, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1748-1811
Farren, Elizabeth, 1762-1829
Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834
Subjects: George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 > Caricatures and cartoons
Fox, Charles James, 1749-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806 > Caricatures and cartoons
Devonshire, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1748-1811 > Caricatures and cartoons
Farren, Elizabeth, 1762-1829 > Caricatures and cartoons
Smith-Stanley, Edward, 1752-1834 > Caricatures and cartoons
England > 1784
England > London > 1784

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