Views of the lady's pedestrian hobbyhorse now exhibiting at 40 Brewer Street. [graphic]

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Title: Views of the lady's pedestrian hobbyhorse now exhibiting at 40 Brewer Street. [graphic]
Contributor: Ackermann, Rudolph, 1764-1834, publisher.
Harrison, L. active 1807-1842, printer.
Published / Created: [12 May 1819]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Published May 12th, 1819 at R. Ackermann's, 101 Strand and Printed by L. Harrison, 373 Strand
Abstract: Three fashionably dressed young woman are shown full-length for three different angles, all astride bicycles
Description: Title from caption below image.
Caption below image, text corresponds with figures: Side front & back.
Eight lines of descriptive text in letterpress below plate mark: This machine is an ingenious apology for the ladies : it possesses equal power with the gentleman's, will turn as short, and is not so libable to upset, having the perch below instead of above ... Printed by L. Harrison, 373, Strand.
"Price one shillg."
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Provenance: Leverhulme-Auchincloss, vol. xv.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 15.1 x 24.9 cm, on sheet 22 x 28 cm
Language: English

Genre: Satires (Visual works) England 1819
Aquatints England London 1819
Etchings England London 1819
Material: aquatint and etching ; and wove paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Topic): Bicylces
Young women
Subjects: Bicylces
Young women
England > 1819
England > London > 1819

Access: Public
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