French flight, or, The grand monarque and the rights of kings supported in a sublime and beautiful manner [graphic].

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Title: French flight, or, The grand monarque and the rights of kings supported in a sublime and beautiful manner [graphic].
Alternative Title: Grand monarque and the rights of kings supported in a sublime and beautiful manner
Creator: Dent, William, active 1783-1793, printmaker
Contributor: Dent, William, active 1783-1793, publisher.
Published / Created: June 26, 1791.
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Pub. by Wm. Dent
Abstract: A political satire with Burke depicted as Mercury carrying on his shoulders Marie Antoinette who in turn carries Louis XVI
Description: Title from caption below image.
Place of publication from known location of William Dent: London, 116 Strand.
Hand-colored by Dent.
Not in the Catalogue of prints and drawings in the British Museum. Division I, political and personal satires.
Hand-coloring extends well beyond the plate line in this impression. For further information, consult library staff.
Provenance: Susan Schulman via Carolyn Bullard Fine Prints and Drawings; February 2012.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 39 x 12 cm, on sheet 48 x 25 cm
Language: English

Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
Satires (Visual works) England 1791
Etchings England London 1791
Material: etching ; and laid paper hand-colored.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Name): Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797
Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793
Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793
Subject (Topic): Mercury (Roman deity)
Crowns
Winged feet
Subjects: Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797 > Caricatures and cartoons
Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793 > Caricatures and cartoons
Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793 > Caricatures and cartoons
Mercury (Roman deity)
Crowns
Winged feet
England > 1791
England > London > 1791

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